Experts warn the US can't fight two big wars simultaneously as military competition rises with China and Russia
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- The US, according to the National Defense Strategy, is currently facing the many challenges associated with the return of great power competition with Russia and China.
- But experts warn that the US military lacks the ability to fight two major wars at once, a potential problem as the US ramps up pressure on Moscow and Beijing simultaneously.
- "The US does not have the necessary force to meet a two–major regional contingency requirement and is not ready to carry out its duties effectively," the Heritage Foundation's 2019 Index of U.S. Military Strength reads.
- "The US risks seeing its interests increasingly challenged and the world order it has led since World War II undone," the report warns.
The U.S. military lacks the troops, ships and planes to counter a growing range of security threats and the great power challenges posed by Russia and China, according to the annual defense strength index from the Heritage Foundation.
"As currently postured, the U.S. military is only marginally able to meet the demands of defending America's vital national interests" despite the buildup and increased defense budgets under the Trump administration, said the Heritage 2019 Index of U.S. Military Strength.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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