Equipped with weapons forces of the United States is lagging behind the process of modernization of the forces of its main opponent, is not able adequately to face the challenges in the EU and East Asia, and also have the opportunity to lose a potential war with China or Russia, show the totals of the American research center Rand.
According to the text of the report, at present, Russia and China represent two major challenges important to the state interests of the United States. For reviews of authors, the possibility of these two countries, called the "strong opponents" strongly increased and, in certain circumstances, the United States has the ability to play war with them.
the study notes that the U.S. Department of defense continues to use the strategy of "2 regional wars" in the planning, although in the current situation, the United States must prepare for " one big war ".
"The gap is not fully explained by the fact that the forces of the United States today are too large in order to take part in one major war, and not able to keep pace with the modernization of their rivals
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