Lawrence Korb

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China Is Not Outspending US On Defense; ’22 Budget Is Enough

China Is Not Outspending US On Defense; ’22 Budget Is Enough
China Is Not Outspending US On Defense; ’22 Budget Is Enough

Bill Greenwalt argues the US needs to increase its current level of defense spending by 3% to 5% a year in real terms, because China, our principal geostrategic competitor, is already outspending us on defense and time is not on our side. Greenwalt comes to this conclusion by claiming that in estimating the size of…