What You Need to Know About Pentagon and Arms Race
BY: Michael T. Klare
Pentagon officials claim a growing risk of war with Russia and China, justifying stockpiling weapons and requesting more budget.
Pentagon officials claim a growing risk of war with Russia and China, justifying stockpiling weapons and requesting more budget.
$170 billion, 20% of the budget, is allocated to procure hardware for a potential
war
with Russia or China.
Pentagon's budget aims at both near and far future wars with China and Russia, with $145 billion focused on 2040s-2050s conflicts.
US $145B military budget is half of China's total spending. It's primarily aimed at research and development of future weapons.
Pentagon's $145 billion budget is for futuristic upgrades of existing weapons and R&D for developing future weapons systems.
Pentagon's focus on future weapons is driven by AI, robotics, hypersonics, and quantum computing, aiming to deter adversaries.
New technologies make it hard to maintain US military power edge, as counterspace & hypersonic weapons create deterrence shifts.
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