So, let’s see...China and India have tested Mach 5 precision guided missiles. China is building several stealth designs that may be capable of attacking US targets without rousing suspicion. Russia has apparently fielded nuclear powered drone submarines. Russia has a nuclear tipped torpedo intended to destroy entire ports. Our F-22 was designed using baseline 1985 technology and is so obsolete the Air Force has had a difficult time keeping the electronics up and running. It apparently can’t go back into production as many of the crates that supposedly held tooling are empty.
I’d say there is a great deal of Great Power “competition” going on. Also, our Navy is seriously over taxed, poorly maintained and under trained. Because we have been concentrating on low tech wars and ignoring our “competitor’s” innovation, we have some serious catching up to do.
That happens every time a Democratic president leaves office.
Who is this idiot author, anyway? Competition means the fight for military advantage being sought by our adversaries.
And no, most wars aren’t fought for economic reasons.
Hard to believe anyone apporoved this tripe for publication.