(The Independent) – The US could lose a future war against Russia or China, a new report to Congress has suggested. America is losing its edge while rivals innovate and blend conventional, cyber and even non-military capabilities to gain the upper hand in key regions, according to a dozen national security experts tasked by politicians with scrutinizing Donald Trump’s national defense strategy. The bipartisan group, led by former undersecretary of defense Eric Edelman and Gary Roughead, an ex-chief of naval operations,
wrote: “The US military could suffer unacceptably high casualties and loss of major capital assets in its next conflict. “It might struggle to win, or perhaps lose, a war against China or Russia. The United States is particularly at risk of being overwhelmed should its military be forced to fight on two or more fronts simultaneously. US military superiority is no longer assured and the implications for American interests and American security are severe.” READ MORE
