Here Are Three Defense Threats That The U.S. Is Under-Prepared

Loren Thompson, Forbes:Three Huge Defense Threats For Which Washington Is Woefully Under-Prepared

The United States outspends every other nation on defense, and as a result has the best trained, best equipped military in the world. The joint force regularly undertakes missions that no other country’s military would be capable of executing.

However, there are existential defense threats for which the nation is not prepared—existential in the sense that they could make the continued functioning of democratic government within U.S. borders nearly impossible.

These threats get short shrift in national strategy, either because they have never occurred before or because there are no easy remedies. Unfortunately, the vulnerability of the U.S. to the threats could make them attractive options for America’s enemies in the future.

Here are three such threats.

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WNU Editor:  Besides the U.S., no one is prepared for these threats.

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