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Questions Remain Over Pentagon’s Strategy to Pivot Towards a Large-Scale Conventional Conflict

Fri, 12/07/2018 - 12:55pm

Questions Remain Over Pentagon’s Strategy to Pivot Towards a Large-Scale Conventional Conflict by Ashley Roque - Jane's 360

When Pentagon leaders defend their fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) budget request early next year, there could be mounting pressure to detail precise plans for how they are prioritising spending and shifting towards a 'great power competition' with China and Russia.

Nearly 11 months after the release of the new National Defense Strategy (NDS), it is still not clear if Department of Defense (DoD) leaders have a firm grip on what the shift means, according to key members of the congressionally mandated NDS Commission.

In late November, the commission released a 99-page report detailing its findings on the NDS, defence policy, and making a case for increased DoD spending…

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