You might think the growth is for inflation or to restock our arsenal with weapons that we’ve provided to Ukraine. It is not.
It should be noted that this budget has not even been calibrated to meet new threats or adjust to new situations. No, it’s the same old budget, much of which is structured along Cold War lines—with thicker padding. It may well be that the U.S. needs more ships and aircraft, given Beijing’s aggressive actions in the Taiwan Straits and the South China Sea. But nobody has analyzed how much is needed to meet new threats or fill gaps in our defense.
1 billion that Biden requested for research and development, much of it related to AI and cyber warfare. But precisely what that topping pays for, and why, isn’t laid out, at least not in the public documents.There was a time, not so long ago, when congressional staffers scrutinized every line item of the defense budget, studying whether the official rationales were in alignment with the sum of money requested. That doesn’t happen anymore.
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