GOP Senator Pushes for Significant Defense Spending Boost to Counter Adversaries

Published on May 30, 2024

A top Republican ranking senator in the Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed a comprehensive military defense plan to rebuild the U.S. military for generations and to counter adversaries. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on May 29 released a major defense investment plan titled “21st Century Peace Through Strength” which will increase an additional $55 billion in the defense budget next year and grow to 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic products (GDP) over time. Mr. Wicker noted that the plan “will enable the United States to fix our failing defense infrastructure, field a new generation of equipment, and maintain American technological leadership.”...

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