U.S. President Joe Biden takes off his sunglasses to speak to media ahead of his departure from Washington for travel to Cleveland, Ohio at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Reuters: Biden's defense budget seeks greater China deterrence and nuclear funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's $715 billion Department of Defense budget will shift funding from old systems to help modernize the nuclear arsenal to deter China, while also developing future warfare capabilities, people familiar with the budget said.
The defense spending request, which will be sent to Congress on Friday, is expected to contain investments in troop readyness, space, the Pacific Deterrence Initiative aimed at countering China's military build-up in the region and nuclear weapons technology, the people said.
The budget request would buy ships, jets and pay for maintenance and salaries, but an additional $38 billion is earmarked for defense-related programs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Energy and other agencies bringing the national security budget to $753 billion, a 1.7% increase over the 2021 figure.
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WNU Editor: The Pentagon is towing the White House line .... Pentagon Chief Defends $715 Billion Budget GOP Calls Inadequate (Bloomberg).
As to deterring China?
When I read an analysis like this one .... Analysis: Here’s What to Look For in Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Request (Defense One), I do not see anything there that will deter China.
"For Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020), the Department of Defense's budget authority is approximately $721.5 billion"
ReplyDeleteSo Joe wants to spend 6 trillion with inflation shooting up, but he cuts the defense budget.
It is why you never vote for a D.
If the D's were defunct, we could perhaps divide the Republicans into 3 parties, get rid of the trash, get a few new parties and maybe get somewhere.
Spending ever more is not necessarily the answer. Germany spends about the same as Russia and gets far less.
Biden is not Eisenhower.
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