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Etter at jeg i kveld hadde sett Thomas Seltzers program om USA i dag, ble jeg skremt og utrolig skuffet. Tenk at dette landet skal forsvare oss i tilfelle krig, et land hvor nær halvparten synes å være ganske så ko ko... Det synes åpenbart at Europa må go it alone. (Red.)

US military in decline, threats from China ‘formidable,’ report says

By Zamone Perez

 Oct 18, 07:00 PM

 

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, right, uses binoculars at the military observation post as she visits the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in Panmunjom, South Korea, on Sept. 29, 2022. (Leah Millis/AP)

US military in decline, threats from China ‘formidable,’ report says

By Zamone Perez

 Oct 18, 07:00 PM

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, right, uses binoculars at the military observation post as she visits the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in Panmunjom, South Korea, on Sept. 29, 2022. (Leah Millis/AP)

WASHINGTON — U.S. military power was weaker this year than the year prior, according to a new report by the Heritage Foundation, a think tank that analyzes the strength of the armed forces and the threats to America.

The “2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength” focuses on the need for readiness in not one, but two wars — or “major regional contingencies (MRCs),” as the authors put it — with the theory that such a standard would prevent another competitor from taking advantage of U.S. preoccupation with another challenge. But the U.S. currently does not meet that goal, with the report rating America’s military power as “weak,” down from “marginal” in the previous year’s index.