"The Most Serious Issue Facing our Military Today"
I believe the most serious issue facing our military today is our inability to adequately protect US interests against Russia and their allies such as Iran and Venezuela.
Since 2005, Russia has launched a vast modernization and rearmament program with the goal of reestablishing itself as a global military power. Russia has some of the world's greatest energy reserves and they are among the world's top energy producers. With the unprecedented global demand for energy, Russia is profiting exponentially and can fund its current and future military program. This aside, Russia already has a family of fighter aircraft and surface to air and cruise missile systems that can defeat or neutralize some of best US warfare capabilities. Russia's Sukhoi family of fighters are superior to all US fighter jets save the F-22. Russia's S-400 surface to air missiles have a top speed of Mach 14.5 and can defeat stealth aircraft such as the F-22. Russia's supersonic BrahMos anti-ship missile can be fired from any platform at our aircraft carriers and our Navy has no plans to defend against it. Furthermore, Russia is providing high technology military hardware to its allies who are can use same to threaten the Straits of Hormuz and/or the Panama Canal and temporarily shut off oil flow to the United States. This could severely damage an already fragile US economy and draw us into a military confrontation with higher battle rate losses than we've ever been unwilling to accept.
Any advice?
I believe the most serious issue facing our military today is our inability to adequately protect US interests against Russia and their allies such as Iran and Venezuela.
Since 2005, Russia has launched a vast modernization and rearmament program with the goal of reestablishing itself as a global military power. Russia has some of the world's greatest energy reserves and they are among the world's top energy producers. With the unprecedented global demand for energy, Russia is profiting exponentially and can fund its current and future military program. This aside, Russia already has a family of fighter aircraft and surface to air and cruise missile systems that can defeat or neutralize some of best US warfare capabilities. Russia's Sukhoi family of fighters are superior to all US fighter jets save the F-22. Russia's S-400 surface to air missiles have a top speed of Mach 14.5 and can defeat stealth aircraft such as the F-22. Russia's supersonic BrahMos anti-ship missile can be fired from any platform at our aircraft carriers and our Navy has no plans to defend against it. Furthermore, Russia is providing high technology military hardware to its allies who are can use same to threaten the Straits of Hormuz and/or the Panama Canal and temporarily shut off oil flow to the United States. This could severely damage an already fragile US economy and draw us into a military confrontation with higher battle rate losses than we've ever been unwilling to accept.
Any advice?
