WebMemo posted August 23, 2010 by Dean Cheng
The China Military Report and What’s Left Unsaid
The long-awaited Department of Defense (DOD) annual report on Chinese military capabilities, required under the fiscal year (FY) 2000 National Defense Authorization Act, was finally released last week. Although an August publication means it is several months late, the report makes up for its tardiness by providing China analysts with…
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WebMemo on June 7, 2010
Budget Cuts Could Harm Navy
Under the current Administration, domestic entitlement programs and interest on the national debt remain firmly entrenched as the fastest growing portions of the federal budget; only discretionary programs are at risk for budget cuts. Accounting for 60 percent of discretionary funds, national security is the most at-risk slice of federal…
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Backgrounder posted June 7, 2010 by Mackenzie Eaglen
U.S. Defense Spending: The Mismatch Between Plans and Resources
Abstract: President Barack Obama’s defense budget request perpetuates a long-standing pattern of underfunding defense needs. Defense spending is already near historic lows, and the Administration’s budget would reduce it to levels unprecedented during wartime. Furthermore, Congress appears poised to repeat the past mistake of…
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