Even if military spending was truly declining, which it isn’t, that would be a “good news” story. As President Eisenhower explained in 1953, military spending represents a theft from those who hunger, those who need shelter, those who need better schools and hospitals. Social Security: Yes...
Their invitation is viewed as an attempt for all sides to gloss over the thorny issue that the drill is partially targeted at Beijing, which has been increasing its military spending at more than 10 percent annually. Skeptics view China’s presence as a token gesture; its contingency sent...
The fiscal 2023 NDAA authorizes $858 billion in spending for the military, with a 4.6% increment for the troops included. It also includes funding for purchases of weapons, ships, and aircraft, support for Taiwan which faces aggression from China and aid Ukraine in the fight off the invasion ...
000. In a nation of 330 million and 4.3 million men coming of military age annually, there there is no possible way we can miss recruitment targets…unless the
up a "Cost Plus 50" formula, which lays down that countries "hosting US troops pay the full price of American soldiers deployed on their soil - plus 50 percent or more for the privilege of hosting them." This will lead to a significant rise in German and South Korean military spending....
More than half of all discretionary Federal spending goes to the military, whose budget is closing in on $1 trillion annually. American military spending rivals that of all other nations combined. The United States alsomaintainsa network of around 1,000 bases around the world, including nearly ...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is accelerating clean energy innovations in an effort to reduce risks to America's military, enhance energy security and save money, according to a report released September 21 by The Pew Charitable Trusts. From Barracks to the Battlefield: Clean Energy In...
Under the "Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act" passed in 2022, Washington is committed to providing up to $2 billion annually in military aid to Taiwan between 2023 and 2027. Recently, the House of Representatives advanced three bipartisan finance bills on Taiwan, bringing legislation to bolster US su...
WASHINGTON — If U.S. military planners’worst-case scenarioarose in the Pacific — having to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion — American military forces would target Chinese amphibious ships. Without them, according to Mark Cancian, who ran a 2022 wargame for the Center for Strat...
The U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, the Pentagon said, while China called the downing an overreaction. “On Wednesday, President Biden gave his authorization to take down the surveillance balloon as soon as the missi...