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Defense Think Tanks Would Cut Readiness, Force Structure to Maintain Warfighting Capabilities

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

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Defense Think Tanks Would Cut Readiness, Force Structure to Maintain Warfighting Capabilities

Four Washington think tanks agreed the Army should significantly reduce its ground forces and the Navy should retire two to four aircraft carriers while the military overall should boost its space and cyber capabilities, according to the results of a joint strategic and budgetary exercise unveiled Wednesday. The think tanks--American Enterprise Institute, Center for a New American Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments--had just under two weeks to use an online tool…

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