The Defence Department “must act urgently to revive the warrior ethos, rebuild our military, and reestablish deterrence”, Mr Hegseth wrote in the memo, dated Feb 18, according to the Post. However, with a national debt of 36 Trillion dollars, or more than 125% of the GDP of the nation, cuts have to be made, and to think the US Military, which is the biggest top line expenditure of discretionary spending every year isn’t going to be cut, you aren’t living in reality. As for their “wonder weapons,” a little perspective: The super state-of-the-art Russian Stealth aircraft, the SU57, is specified as having the radar cross section about the size of a marble, about the same as an F22 Raptor.
Author: Strait Times
Published at: 2025-02-19 23:12:45
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