New National Defense Strategy Commission backs spending surge

By Tony Bertuca / July 29, 2024 at 4:19 PM
The newest incarnation of the bipartisan National Defense Strategy Commission has sent a report to Congress echoing a key recommendation of the previous commission: the Pentagon needs more money and lawmakers should act accordingly. The commission, which is scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee tomorrow, said in its report that the annual 3% to 5% growth above inflation that the 2018 NDS commission recommended had “not been consistently achieved, and the world has grown more dangerous since...

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