THE US military is “drained, strained and shrinking" while China shows ambition and Vladimir Putin threatens nuclear war, an expert has warned.
Brandon J Weichert exclusively told The U.S. Sun that Washington is "lagging behind" its rival China by more than a decade.
The chilling warning comes as US defense officials concluded in its 2022 China Military Power Report that Beijing has resorted to “more coercive and aggressive actions” in the Indo-Pacific region over the past year.
They said: “The PRC (People's Republic of China) presents the most consequential and systemic challenge to U.S. national security and the free and open international system.”
Experts at the Heritage Foundation revealed in its 2023 Index that the US “is at significant risk” of being unable to handle two Major Regional Contingency events at the same time.
The US Air Force was branded “very weak”, while its space force was ranked “weak”.
Military experts claimed the USAF has problems with an aging fleet and issues with pilot retention, and the Navy is reportedly around 100 battleships short to fight a two-front war.
There are fears that the Navy could continue to shrink to just 280 ships.
Experts warned: “The U.S. military is [at] a growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests.”
And Weichert said: “We are, until 2027, in a most dangerous period of time where America’s military is drained, strained, and shrinking.
“Washington is only just now – at least a decade late – waking up to the threat of Beijing. But it’s behind the trends."
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