The US will be forced to reconsider the level of its military spending and also the entire military theory of recent years because of the military actions in Ukraine. According to the Financial Times, this was announced by General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
According to him, the hostilities in Ukraine marked the return of the tactics of land warfare of the 20th century. Because of this, US military strategists are revisiting approaches developed from the experience of fighting terrorism and regular combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Milli called one of the lessons of the special operation in Ukraine: “very high rates of consumption of conventional ammunition.” “We are reviewing our own reserves and plans to make sure we did everything right,” the general said. The Pentagon will determine the “true needs” of the US Armed Forces, after which they will need to be included in the defense budget.
“Ammunition is very expensive,” he added.
We can talk about an increase in the annual budget of the army by $817 billion. The annual budget of the Pentagon, approved in December 2022, amounted to $858 billion.
Source: Rosbalt
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