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US Military
US Military is the largest military in the world with the
biggest military budget. The US Military budget is greater than the combined
military budgets of the next twenty countries and about six times the second
largest military spender, Russia. Spending of the United States Military plus
its allies spending amounts to roughly two third of the total world’s
military spending.
US Military consists of United States Army, Navy,
Air force along with US Marine Corps and US
Coast Guard. The combined US Military personnel on active duty are 1.4 million
in number. More than half of the government’s discretionary spending is
accounted by the United States military.
There are numerous reasons to justify these huge spending. US Military
besides fulfilling the job of national security it has to maintain and project
itself as a global power. United States military has to look after other countries
too unlike the militaries of other countries. They need to maintain a reliable
nuclear deterrent and enough forces to guard its territories.
US Military has to fight for its allies and maintain its hold on the seas
to look after the US trade. This strategy started after the Second World War
and specifically after the attack on the Pearl Harbor and continued in the Cold
War period. Even after the disappearance of Soviet Union the strategy of maintaining
a noteworthy global United States Military presence for international
stability and national security.
USA has the resources to spend on US Military as its economy
allows it to do so, unlike other countries. As the United States’ army
focuses on minimizing possible causalities, the emphasis is on improving and
developing state of the art technology to have a winning edge over the enemy.
Stealth aircraft, global positioning system, smart weapons and lasers to shoot
down missiles are the result of the ongoing research. Air Land battle doctrine
and Goldwater-Nichols act streamlined and coordinated the working of United
States military. This lead to better integration, shared procurement and noticeable
reduction in inter service rivalry.
United States military is the only military capable of global operations in
the world and the US military should be ready to fight many
wars at any particular time.
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