Going Global

Friends and what the Pentagon might call near-peer competitors alike now have the chance to read results of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review in their native tongues. That's thanks to the Defense Department, which offers executive summaries in Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French and Spanish.

As for China, the English version of the document reiterates a longstanding Pentagon complaint about the transparency of Beijing's military buildup. "China has shared only limited information about the pace, scope, and ultimate aims of its military modernization programs, raising a number of legitimate questions regarding its long-term intentions," the QDR report states.

As noted by InsideDefense.com over the weekend, however, the final version of the QDR does downplay an earlier draft's language on China as a potential enemy.