Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/us/politics/pentagon-plans-to-shrink-army-to-pre-world-war-ii-level.html?hp

by sushirain • 12 years ago

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sushirain• 12 years ago

Also in there: A-10 and U-2 - out. F-35 and Global Hawk - in.

dm2• 12 years ago

Yes, but for reasons not mentioned in the article. They've had major advancements in robot technology and they're simply replacing ground troops with robots and drones.

Also advancements in efficiency and automation allow smaller crews to do the same tasks and operate the same vehicles.

Lasers, railguns, drones, and robots will dominate the battlefields very, very soon. Humans will just be there to talk to people and tell the robots to go capture / kill / defend / build things.

AutoCorrect• 12 years ago

Can we just please get a group of Congress critters that are looking out for the good of the country? This endless political wrangling to ensure re-election is killing our nation.

And bring our people back home. As a former Marine, I'm tired of seeing body bags when there's no looming threat to the physical security of our nation. Our children deserve better.

Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level

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