The US Department of Defense requested hundreds of billions of dollars a budget for 2022 fiscal year and explained this “Russian and Chinese threat”, reported on an explanatory note on the department website.
The Military United States face serious problems emanating from countries such as China and Russia, as well as from the threats of global security, such as climate change and a COVID-19 pandemic, “said in the Pentagon. It is noted that expenses will go to innovation and modernization, care for servicemen and building relationships with allies.
The budget reflects the values and priorities of the President’s National Security, added to the department. The amount requested by the US Department of Defense amounted to 715 billion dollars, while at 2021 the fiscal year approved 703.7 billion dollars. Thus, the growth was 1.6 percent. The new fiscal year in the US starts from October 1, 2021.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee of Headquarters of the US Armed Forces General Mark Milli called to prevent war with Russia and China. He encouraged to pay attention to the emergency in relations between states and create conditions for preventing a collision in the future.