Obama announces new, leaner military approach

The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new military strategy that shifts the Pentagon's focus towards Asia and says the country's dire budget problems necessitate a more restrained use of military force and more modest foreign policy goals.
The strategy will almost certainly mean a smaller Army and Marine Corps as well as new investments in long-range stealth bombers and anti-missile systems that are designed primarily to counter China's military buildup. It explicitly states that America can make due with a smaller nuclear force.
Read full article >>Greg Jaffe 06 Jan, 2012
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