Clinton Hinote

Nov 14, 2023 | rand.org | Anna M. Dowd |Andrew Hoehn |Jeffrey W. Hornung |Clinton Hinote

Since the Cold War, U.S. defense strategy has been predicated on military forces that were superior in all domains to those of any adversary. But the nature of warfare has evolved, and that superiority is gone. Put another way, U.S. defense strategy and posture have become insolvent: The tasks that we expect our military forces and other elements of national power to execute internationally now exceed the means available to accomplish those tasks.