Closing the US-China Military Balance of Power Gap in the Pacific

Closing the US-China Military Balance of Power Gap in the Pacific

The historic $1.5 trillion 2027 national defense budget request now under consideration by Congress would allow the American taxpayer to invest in both the capacity and capability of the nation’s military. It would ramp up the industrial base and fix long-standing gaps in readiness, modernization, competitiveness and weapons stockpiles. The result could mitigate the growing military balance of power gap between the United States and China in the…