19-02-2025, 21:48
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: President Trump 2.0
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/p...-through-2030/
Quote:
White House eyes annual 8% cut to defense budget through 2030
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior military officials to develop a five-year budget plan that would slash defense spending by 8% annually, a dramatic cut which could reshape military end-strength and readiness for decades.
In a memo first obtained by the Washington Post, Hegseth ordered the proposed cuts to be compiled by Feb. 24. Seventeen categories would be exempt from the budget reductions, including military operations at the southern U.S. border, nuclear weapons and missile defense programs, and acquisition of certain drones and munitions…
… Past Defense Department projections put military spending plans at close to $900 billion by fiscal 2030. Under Hegseth’s reduction proposals, that mark would be closer to $560 billion, the lowest defense budget since fiscal 2006.
Earlier this year, Trump publicly suggested that all NATO countries spend at least 5% of their gross domestic product on defense, a figure that would mandate a nearly $1 trillion military budget for the United States.
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