US Defense Committee says it cannot compete with China and Russia
The US National Defense Commission said in a report that the US cannot compete with China and Russia, and even in the event of war, it would not be able to win.
According to RIA Novosti on July 30, a report by the National Defense Strategy Commission - an agency authorized by US lawmakers to analyze and develop strategies in the field of national defense - said that the US cannot compete with China and Russia, and will not be able to win in the event of a war with them.
“The United States cannot compete alone with China, Russia, and their partners, and certainly cannot win the war this way,” the US National Defense Commission said in a document published by the RAND Corporation.
The report suggests that Washington should continue to invest in strengthening and integrating its military with its allies. “Alliances are not a panacea, but the structure of the US military must take into account the strength and commitment of its allies,” the commission added.
Additionally, the document notes, a full-scale war with a peer or near-peer power would result in devastating consequences for the United States, including massive military losses, disruption of supply chains, denial of access to critical materials and goods for the U.S. economy to create weapons systems, as well as threats to Washington's facilities in outer space.
Also according to the report of the National Defense Strategy Commission, the US military industrial complex does not meet the needs of both the US and its allies.
“The committee finds that the US defense industrial base cannot meet the equipment, technology, and munitions requirements of the United States, its allies, and its partners,” the US National Defense Committee said.
It should be emphasized that a prolonged conflict, especially one with multiple fronts, will require significantly greater weapons production, support and replacement capacity. This requires increased investment and additional production resources.
The United States must coordinate and cooperate with its allies in mutually beneficial ways to strengthen its industrial capacity, especially when the U.S. industrial base cannot produce everything it needs, the commission said.
