Sat, Jan 07, 2012
Obama Plan Would Reduce Defence Budget By A Half-Trillion
Dollars
The sweeping defense strategy announced by the Obama
administration Thursday places a greater emphasis on the use of
UAVs and cyberwarfare, and would reduce the number of active
military troops significantly. “Yes, our military will be
leaner,” President Obama said, “but the world must know
the United States is going to maintain our military superiority
with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full
range of contingencies and threats.”
While President Obama and Defence Secretary Leon Panetta offered
few specifics about the shape of the U.S. military in the coming
years, they did say that the military budget would be reduced by
some $487 billion, which is reportedly more than was appropriated
at the end of the Bush administration. The troop levels will be
drawn down between 76,000 and 114,000 personnel
But while Reuters reports that one aspect of the plan calls for
an increase in the use of unmanned aerial systems moving forward,
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said the F-35 is "still
in the mix."
Responding to a question about the program, which is the most
expensive ever undertaken by the defense department, Carter said
“We want it -- we want it to succeed.”
Major changes in every category of the budget and reduced
modernization are necessary as a result of slowed defense spending
growth, Carter said.
“Where we invest, and how intensively we invest, will be
shaped by [the strategy],” he added.
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