New Report Claims The U.S. Is Losing Its Military Advantage

In a February, 2018 file photo, the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Annapolis arrives in her new homeport at Naval Base Point Loma, Calif. A bipartisan commission created to evaluate the 2018 National Defense Strategy said the Navy should expand its submarine fleet to help counter Russia and China. DEREK HARKINS/U.S. NAVY

SFGate/Washington Post: US military advantage has eroded, study says

WASHINGTON - The United States has lost its military edge to a dangerous degree and could potentially lose a war against China or Russia, according to a report released Wednesday by a bipartisan commission that Congress created to evaluate the Trump administration's defense strategy.

The National Defense Strategy Commission, comprised of former top Republican and Democratic officials selected by Congress, evaluated the Trump administration's 2018 National Defense Strategy, which ordered a vast reshaping of the U.S. military to compete with Beijing and Moscow in an era of renewed great-power competition.

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WNU Editor: The report is raising some important issues .... Providing for the Common Defense. but with Democrats now in control of the purse strings, I doubt that the money will be there to address what the The National Defense Strategy Commission is concerned about.

More News On The National Defense Strategy Commission Report's Claims That The U.S. Is Losing Its Military Advantage

A ‘crisis of national security’: New report to Congress sounds alarm -- Defense News
US could lose a war with China or Russia as global dominance wanes: report -- FOX News
China or Russia Could Defeat “Eroded” U.S. Military, Congress Warns in Alarming Bipartisan Report -- Fortune
U.S. military might "struggle to win, or perhaps lose" war with China or Russia, report says -- CBS
Defense Strategy Needs More Money Than Trump Plans, Panel Says -- Bloomberg
U.S. faces worst national security crisis in decades, commission warns -- Axios

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