High inflation is negatively affecting the Army, which was already constrained by a budget that has been held below even normal rates of inflation. Signs of strain are becoming obvious in critical areas such as training standards, end strength, military construction, and procurement. Congress can and should help put the Army on a more sustainable path.
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The Navy’s advantage over our biggest military adversary, China, is dwindling rapidly. In this dangerous decade with China, allies do matter. They are our asymmetric advantage, but they are not a replacement for the Navy the nation needs.
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The Pentagon could save about $2 billion dollars a year if allowed to trim its excess properties through the process called base realignment and closure (BRAC). Saving defense dollars should be a shared bipartisan concern.
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Dustin Carmack and James Di Pane
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Opportunities abound to increase U.S. cyber cooperation with President Yoon’s government at a time of increasing cyber threats emanating from not only North Korea but also from China, Russia, Iran, and criminal actors seeking to infiltrate critical infrastructure and weaponize lucrative financial attacks on digital currency exchanges.
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Peter Brookes, James Phillips, and Grace Hermanson
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Iran’s “breakout time”—the time needed to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon—is now at “zero.” This information shines an unflattering and frightening spotlight on the Biden administration’s faltering Iran policy.
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Secretary Frank Kendall discusses key indicators for capacity, capability, and readiness in the U.S. Air Force with Heritage expert John Venable.
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Congressman Doug Lamborn and Heritage's Patty-Jane Geller discuss the Biden administration’s controversial decisions to cancel key nuclear programs, Russia’s nuclear threats, and the rise of China as a nuclear peer. Register here for this virtual event.
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