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Trump's planned military buildup is based on faulty claims, not good strategy

  • Written by Daniel Wirls, Professor of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz

President Donald Trump just released a budget plan intended to fulfill a promise to rebuild the military with “one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history.”

Specifically, Trump wants to boost “base” military spending by US$52.3 billion to $574 billion, an increase of 10 percent over fiscal...

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