As the wars of the September 11 era pass, Mr
Obama said America
should abandon its traditional capability of fighting two major wars at once
and focus on becoming a "leaner and smarter" fighting force with
an emphasis on counter terrorism, reconnaissance, cyber warfare and
maintaining a nuclear deterrent.
In a rare appearance in the Pentagon press briefing room, Mr Obama however
insisted that the US military would comfortably maintain its military
supremacy, with proposed spending still larger than that of the next 10
countries combined. The cuts would represent less than 10 per cent of the
current annual defence budget of $650 billion.
In one of the most significant strategy shifts since the end of the Second
World War, the review US will turn its focus away from Europe towards the
Asian Pacific region to counter the rising influence of China. Read Here
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