The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said on Tuesday that China’s recent purges of military leadership have severely weakened the command structure of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and compromised the readiness of Beijing’s military forces – and the purges probably aren’t finished yet.
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) said at a Breitbart News policy discussion event on Wednesday that while Republicans and Democrats do not agree on much, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle support reforming defense acquisition as the threat of communist China grows.
The Democrat government shutdown is “devastating” to military readiness, Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) said.
The U.S. Navy currently suffers from failures in mission readiness that include maintenance backlogs, decaying shipyards, crew fatigue, and supply chain bottlenecks, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) set out in a report Tuesday.
