UQ – Global Crisis Military Readiness is needed now – global instability lurks. Daniel Wiser, 15. 2-24-15. (Wiser: . “U.S. Military No Longer Able to Fight To Wars at Same.” The Washington Free Beacon. Accessed 8-1-17. JSD) The size and readiness of the U.S. armed forces The report said the Air Force was in the best relative condition of the services. are declining during a period of global instability not seen since the Cold War. the threats to The report said U.S. vital interests are "elevated" from Iran, Middle East terrorism, and North Korea. The threat levels are even higher from Russia and China, Russia "possesses the largest nuclear according to the think tank. weapons arsenal among the nuclear powers and has (when short-range nuclear weapons are included)" demonstrated a willingness to harm U.S. allies in Europe—as China evidenced by its ongoing destabilization of Ukraine. has been modernizing its nuclear and conventional forces in recent years and "is taking increasingly assertive steps to secure its own interests independent of U.S. efforts to maintain in [the Asia-Pacific region] freedom of the commons for all." The report also expressed concerns about the state of U.S. nuclear forces. Defense officials are not developing any new nuclear warheads, and weapons and delivery vehicles are not replaced for long periods—heightening the risk of failure. "Nearly every other nuclear power is carrying out a modernization program that involves warhead and delivery system upgrades," the report said.
UQ – Global Crisis Military Readiness is needed now – global instability lurks. Daniel Wiser, 15. 2-24-15. (Wiser: . “U.S. Military No Longer Able to Fight To Wars at Same.” The Washington Free Beacon. Accessed 8-1-17. JSD) The report said the Air Force was in the best relative condition of the services. The size and readiness of the U.S. armed forces are declining during a period of global instability not seen since the Cold War. The report said the threats to U.S. vital interests are "elevated" from Iran, Middle East terrorism, and North Korea. The threat levels are even higher from Russia and China, according to the think tank. Russia "possesses the largest nuclear weapons arsenal among the nuclear powers (when short-range nuclear weapons are included)" and has demonstrated a willingness to harm U.S. allies in Europe—as evidenced by its ongoing destabilization of Ukraine. China has been modernizing its nuclear and conventional forces in recent years and "is taking increasingly assertive steps to secure its own interests in [the Asia-Pacific region] independent of U.S. efforts to maintain freedom of the commons for all." The report also expressed concerns about the state of U.S. nuclear forces. Defense officials are not developing any new nuclear warheads, and weapons and delivery vehicles are not replaced for long periods—heightening the risk of failure. "Nearly every other nuclear power is carrying out a modernization program that involves warhead and delivery system upgrades," the report said.