The military buildup proposed in the Trump administration’s 2018 budget would cost a total of $683 billion over the next 10 years, culminating in a Pentagon base budget a decade from now that would dwarf peak Cold War-era spending, a report said.
Years of complex operations and the ongoing demands of units in the field have left the armed forces struggling to maintain both operational capacity and high levels of readiness, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office.
President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to carry out a top-to-bottom review of the nation’s military, and draw up plans to upgrade equipment, improve training, and address current and future threats with an increased budget.
