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How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence
- Bostonian 3y agoI think Russian military power has been declining much faster than that of the U.S., and one reason to fund Ukraine is to continue that trend.
- chiefalchemist 3y ago> -The nature of warfare has evolved since the Cold War, and it has become increasingly clear that the U.S. defense strategy and posture are insolvent. - The U.S. defense strategy has been predicated on U.S. military forces that were superior in all domains to those of any adversary. This superiority is gone. The United States and its allies no longer have a virtual monopoly on the technologies and capabilities that made them so dominant against adversarial forces. In short, the USA is prepared - and continues to prepare - for the 20th Century. The problem is, we're coming up on a quarter of the way into the 21st Century. It's not Boom times and the Boomer Generation any more. The nature of state to state conflict and associated power has changed. The USA has lost pace with this change. Worst, it continues to double-down on what was (which is over) instead of getting in sync with what will be. That doubling down - as opposed to evolving - creates a disconnect. A very dangerous disconnect.