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The "Sentinel" plan, which is full of blood: In order to deal with the threat from China and Russia, the US chief of staff has to raise money regardless of the cost.
In order to ensure that the United States has sufficient strategic strike capability in the military confrontation between China and Russia, the US General Staff is advancing the installation program of the new generation of "Sentinel" intercontinental ballistic missiles. However, the project faced huge financial difficulties, which even led to the delay of the installation time. The U.S. military's top brass said that the actual needs require far more money than budgeted, and they are now working hard to raise funds. As far as is known, the current funding required for the Sentinel missile system is already 37% more than the budget. This means a huge amount of extra investment, which makes the plan very difficult. However, in order to maintain military superiority, the US military has no choice but to do whatever it takes.
For a long time, the United States has obvious shortcomings in land-based strategic strikes. Compared with Russia's "Sarmat" and China's "Dongfeng" series, the Minuteman-3 missile system possessed by the US military is obviously not sufficiently advanced, and it is imperative to upgrade and replace it. Historically, the U.S. military's investment focus has been focused on the Air Force and Navy, which has also dwarfed the Army's strategic strike capabilities. Today, the US military has realized its own shortcomings in land-based systems, so strengthening its own strategic strike capability has become a top priority. By introducing the advanced "Sentinel" system to replace the Minuteman-3 missile system, the United States' land-based strategic strike capability will be significantly enhanced.
Although Moore, deputy chief of staff of the U.S. General Staff, said that the upgrade of the "Sentinel" system was in response to the threat from China and Russia, in fact it also means that the U.S. military has developed a sense of the military threat from Russia. Recently, Russia announced at least seven test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2024, which undoubtedly put unprecedented pressure on the United States. The U.S. side recognizes that it urgently needs to strengthen its homeland strategic strike capability to counter this threat. Therefore, the "Sentinel" program is not only an upgrade plan, but also a key step in the future strategic planning of the US military.
The budget for the Sentinel program suddenly increased by 37%, a staggering figure. However, the military's explanation for the overfunding of the budget is plausible: cybersecurity architecture, as well as testing issues, are causing delays and driving up costs. Bloomberg commented that the program faces a shortage of engineers and a chain problem, which is because the United States has not made substantial updates in this area for many years, so it is indeed very difficult to meet the high standards in a short period of time. However, these reasons are only plausible explanations, and it is questionable what the real reasons are, and whether the United States really needs to upgrade this ** system. Every year, the U.S. military asks Congress for an increase in its military budget for a variety of reasons, but these funds often end up in the military-industrial complex, which has close ties to the military. This is the characteristic of the art complex, and it is not transparent to Congress and its supervision. Trump** tried to check the accounts, but the results were not satisfactory, and the issue has not been resolved. So when the military asks for more money, Congress only needs to go through the motions and let the money flow into the pockets of the military-industrial complex.
The strategic challenges and threat awareness faced by the U.S. military have driven the Sentinel program, which aims to improve its strategic strike capabilities in the homeland to counter potential threats such as China and Russia. However, the dilemma of funding, as well as the impact of the military-industrial complex, made the program a great challenge. In this era of highly politicized defense budgets, the flow of funds to military-industrial enterprises often does not fully guarantee the security needs of the country. Therefore, in addition to upgrading and updating the plan, it is more necessary to strengthen relevant supervision and ensure the rational allocation and utilization of defense resources, so as to better respond to future military challenges and threats.
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