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Looming Pandemic Debt Could Accelerate Tough Choices on Military Strategy

Looming Pandemic Debt Could Accelerate Tough Choices on Military Strategy
A sailor stands on the flight deck during operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the North Atlantic on Sept. 18, 2018. 2nd Class Anthony Flynn/Released/DoD
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The financial uncertainty unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, already weighing on many U.S. households, is beginning to haunt the Pentagon.

The defense industrial base is in reasonable shape amid the pandemic, according to military leaders, in part because of government assistance. However, the more than $2 trillion rescue package that eased the short-term financial worries of the public may leave military strategists with a long-term budget headache.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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