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President Trump has proposed a $54 billion increase in defense spending, which he said would be "one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history."
Past administrations have increased military spending, but typically to fulfil a specific mission. Jimmy Carter expanded operations in the Persian Gulf. Ronald Reagan pursued an arms race with the Soviet Union, and George W. Bush waged wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr. Trump has not articulated a new mission that would require a military spending increase. This has left analysts wondering what goals he has in mind. Erin M. Simpson, a national security consultant, called Mr. Trump's plans "a budget in search of a strategy."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/22/us/is-americas-military-big-enough.html
Donald J. Trump - Military Readiness Remarks
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What do you think about the proposed increase in military spending ? Does USA really need more weapons ?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 26 2017, @01:34AM (2 children)
The concepts are antithetical.
We discussed this some time back.
The F-35: A Gold-Plated Turkey [soylentnews.org]
A stealth aircraft doesn't have doors/access panels.
If something breaks (the example of a blown fuse was used), you have to cut a hole in the aircraft.
After making the repair, you then have to patch the hole with some pretty nasty chemicals and wait 3 days for the glue to cure.
Stealth aircraft are hangar queens.
...and old, cheap radars spot the "invisible" planes easily.
Stealth is a complete boondoggle.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 27 2017, @03:44PM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2017, @07:34AM
The man making the remarks is a top designer of high performance combat aircraft. [google.com]
I think I'll take his word over yours.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]