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Canada Warily Eyes Defense Budget
The severe defense spending cuts triggered by the failure of the deficit-reduction supercommittee have U.S. allies worried about the fallout.
DEFENSE: Fuel Costs in Spotlight as Military Faces Steep Budget Cuts
With the congressional supercommittee's failure to reach a deficit deal likely triggering roughly $1 trillion in defense spending cuts over the next decade, the battle is beginning over what exactly to put on the chopping block.
Air Force Seeks Allies Support As Budget Crunch Looms
The Air Force is turning to its allies for help as it looks to maintain a viable global presence in the face of coming budget cuts, a top Air Force general said today/…/ Closer ties with allied air forces will let the Air Force maintain -- or in some cases expand -- its global presence without dedicating men or materiel. In return, partner nations can take advantage of training and equipment via Foreign Military Sales from the United States.
Update U.S. Nukes Or Face Consequences, Experts Warn
The U.S. Air Force must modernize its aging arsenal of B-61 and B-83 thermonuclear freefall bombs if the nation is to maintain its deterrence, especially against emerging atomic powers, service officials said. But the weapons are funded partly by the Department of Energy and partly by the Pentagon, which has complicated modernization efforts. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Nov. 2, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz made an appeal for that panel to ask the Department of Energy to modernize the B-61 bomb, which makes up the preponderance of the U.S. aircraft-dropped tactical nuclear arsenal.
Defense Spending Continuing Resolution Looms
Prospects for wrapping up the defense spending bill for fiscal 2012 by the Dec. 16 deadline are dimming.
Republicans See Opportunity To Beat Obama With Pentagon Cuts
The potential for $1 trillion in cuts to the defense budget is thrusting the issue of national security back into the spotlight of the 2012 presidential race. The cuts, set for January 2013, could also turn a strength into a vulnerability for President Obama, who has more to brag about when it comes to security and foreign affairs than the economy.