Pentagon warns future wars may hit US soil as 'direct military threats' grow
Is this competence or optics?
The Pentagon’s newly released National Defense Strategy warns that future wars may no longer be fought solely overseas, arguing the U.S. military must be prepared to conduct combat operations directly from the American homeland as adversaries gain the ability to strike the United States itself.
The strategy, released Friday evening, elevates homeland defense above all other missions, calling for expanded missile defense, counter-drone systems, cyber capabilities and long-range strike forces capable of launching decisive operations from U.S. soil. Pentagon planners describe a global threat environment that is faster, more dangerous and far less forgiving than in past decades.
"The Joint Force must be ready to deter and, if called upon, to prevail … including the ability to launch decisive operations against targets anywhere — including directly from the U.S. Homeland," the strategy states.
"More direct military threats to the American Homeland have also grown in recent years, including nuclear threats as well as a variety of conventional strike and space, cyber, electromagnetic warfare capabilities," it adds.
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Russia and China both field intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the continental United States, while North Korea has tested long-range missiles that U.S. officials say are capable of hitting U.S. territory. Iran is not believed to possess intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching U.S. soil.
As a result, the Pentagon will prioritize President Donald Trump’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield, with a focus on defeating "large missile barrages and other advanced aerial attacks," while also hardening military and key civilian infrastructure against cyber strikes.
"The United States should never — will never — be left vulnerable to nuclear blackmail," the strategy says, as it calls for continued modernization of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.
After years of focusing on a potential conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific, the strategy makes clear the Pentagon will seek what it calls a "stable peace" with Beijing, including expanded military-to-military communications.
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"We will also be clear-eyed and realistic about the speed, scale, and quality of China’s historic military buildup," the document says. "Our goal … is simple: To prevent anyone, including China, from being able to dominate us or our allies."
Pentagon planners argue …
Is this competence or optics?
The Pentagon’s newly released National Defense Strategy warns that future wars may no longer be fought solely overseas, arguing the U.S. military must be prepared to conduct combat operations directly from the American homeland as adversaries gain the ability to strike the United States itself.
The strategy, released Friday evening, elevates homeland defense above all other missions, calling for expanded missile defense, counter-drone systems, cyber capabilities and long-range strike forces capable of launching decisive operations from U.S. soil. Pentagon planners describe a global threat environment that is faster, more dangerous and far less forgiving than in past decades.
"The Joint Force must be ready to deter and, if called upon, to prevail … including the ability to launch decisive operations against targets anywhere — including directly from the U.S. Homeland," the strategy states.
"More direct military threats to the American Homeland have also grown in recent years, including nuclear threats as well as a variety of conventional strike and space, cyber, electromagnetic warfare capabilities," it adds.
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Russia and China both field intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the continental United States, while North Korea has tested long-range missiles that U.S. officials say are capable of hitting U.S. territory. Iran is not believed to possess intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching U.S. soil.
As a result, the Pentagon will prioritize President Donald Trump’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield, with a focus on defeating "large missile barrages and other advanced aerial attacks," while also hardening military and key civilian infrastructure against cyber strikes.
"The United States should never — will never — be left vulnerable to nuclear blackmail," the strategy says, as it calls for continued modernization of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.
After years of focusing on a potential conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific, the strategy makes clear the Pentagon will seek what it calls a "stable peace" with Beijing, including expanded military-to-military communications.
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"We will also be clear-eyed and realistic about the speed, scale, and quality of China’s historic military buildup," the document says. "Our goal … is simple: To prevent anyone, including China, from being able to dominate us or our allies."
Pentagon planners argue …
Pentagon warns future wars may hit US soil as 'direct military threats' grow
Is this competence or optics?
The Pentagon’s newly released National Defense Strategy warns that future wars may no longer be fought solely overseas, arguing the U.S. military must be prepared to conduct combat operations directly from the American homeland as adversaries gain the ability to strike the United States itself.
The strategy, released Friday evening, elevates homeland defense above all other missions, calling for expanded missile defense, counter-drone systems, cyber capabilities and long-range strike forces capable of launching decisive operations from U.S. soil. Pentagon planners describe a global threat environment that is faster, more dangerous and far less forgiving than in past decades.
"The Joint Force must be ready to deter and, if called upon, to prevail … including the ability to launch decisive operations against targets anywhere — including directly from the U.S. Homeland," the strategy states.
"More direct military threats to the American Homeland have also grown in recent years, including nuclear threats as well as a variety of conventional strike and space, cyber, electromagnetic warfare capabilities," it adds.
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Russia and China both field intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the continental United States, while North Korea has tested long-range missiles that U.S. officials say are capable of hitting U.S. territory. Iran is not believed to possess intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching U.S. soil.
As a result, the Pentagon will prioritize President Donald Trump’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield, with a focus on defeating "large missile barrages and other advanced aerial attacks," while also hardening military and key civilian infrastructure against cyber strikes.
"The United States should never — will never — be left vulnerable to nuclear blackmail," the strategy says, as it calls for continued modernization of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.
After years of focusing on a potential conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific, the strategy makes clear the Pentagon will seek what it calls a "stable peace" with Beijing, including expanded military-to-military communications.
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"We will also be clear-eyed and realistic about the speed, scale, and quality of China’s historic military buildup," the document says. "Our goal … is simple: To prevent anyone, including China, from being able to dominate us or our allies."
Pentagon planners argue …
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