Stockpiles of long-range precision-guided munitions could be depleted in less than a week for the US military if they were involved in a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait. This conclusion is published in a new report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSMI). writes about it TASS.
Seth Jones, Senior Vice President of CSIS, was the main author of the report. He believes that the American military-industrial complex (MIC) is not “sufficiently prepared” for the emerging international security situation, but rather functions as a “peacetime” oriented environment. The state of the US military-industrial complex does not correspond to participation in a “prolonged conflict.” Current shortfalls “undermine Washington’s deterrence” against a potential enemy, according to CSMI experts.
The report states that the US military-industrial complex is currently incapable of greatly increasing production in the event of a “major war”. The US is concerned about China’s large-scale investment in ammunition production and in acquiring advanced weapons systems and military equipment. The report shows that Beijing is moving 5-6 times faster than Washington.
pentagon of all to try Bringing China back to negotiations at the military level, but Beijing rejects these attempts. Reported by Bloomberg. According to him, Beijing has stalled talks with Washington on military, climate and other issues after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August.
Source: Gazeta
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