The Pentagon’s secret document showed a sharp change in US military priorities.
According to the decree of the Minister of Defense, China is the only threat that the Pentagon is led by, and the prevention of the capture of Taiwan, with the simultaneous defense of the United States, is the only scenario on which the ministry is concentrated.
In the event of an attack by Russia, Europe should be protected by itself – WP journalists learned the content of the secret instruction that Pete Highs distributed among the Pentagon officials.
If the National Defense Strategy by 2022, developed by the Biden administration, was given special attention to alliances opposing Russian aggression, then the leadership of Hegset says that NATO should accept the “much larger” distribution of burden, since the priorities of the United States are concentrated in other places.
The United States also seek to increase their presence in the Indian-Tikhookean region and increase pressure on allies in Europe, the Middle East and East Asia in order to spend more on defense.
In some parts, the document almost literally repeats the report of the Center for the Conservative Heritage Fund, which is in 2025.
Hegset is reoriented by the US armed forces in priority to contain the possible aggression of China in Taiwan and strengthen national defense, reducing participation in conflicts in Europe and other regions.
The document, known as the “temporary strategic defensive directive for the national defense of the United States”, has “secret/without access to foreigners” and contains formulations that repeat the materials of the Heritage Fund.
He describes the vision of President Donald Trump about a possible war with Beijing and the defense of the United States from threats in “Nearby abroad”, including Greenland and the Panama Canal.
The document defines the potential invasion of China to Taiwan as a serious problem for the United States, changing the military strategy in favor of the Indo-Pacific region.
He also calls on the military more actively counteracting illegal migration and drug trafficking, and the allies in Europe and Asia increase protective costs.
China is the only strategic threat to the ministry, and to prevent the rapid capture of China Taiwan – at the same time with the protection of the US territory – is the main scenario for energy planning, – writes Hegset.
The Pentagon will focus on the confrontation of China, leaving European allies to oppose Russia.
NATO should take most of the defensive load.
Hegset during a trip to Guam emphasized that the Pacific region is a priority in the United States in China, which provides for an increase in the presence of submarines, bombers, unmanned vessels and special units near Taiwan, as well as the expansion of nuclear forces and missing protection.
In addition, Taiwan is proposed to significantly increase protective costs.
The document ensures a decrease in the presence of the United States in the world, despite the active actions against the Hussites in Yemen and Iran.
The document has numerous coincidences with the recommendations of the Heritage Fund, and one of the co -authors of the Heritage report Alexander Veles Green is currently the main political adviser to the Pentagon.
The main directions of the document – the restriction of China’s invasion to Taiwan, the defense of the United States and the increase in the contribution of allies to defense – repeat the conclusions of the analytical center.
Trump denied that the 2025 project is a plan for his administration, but his decision, in particular, this Pentagon directive, is demonstrated by heritage.
Harrik Harmon, including Major General Garrik, was recommended to study the heritage report in order to reconcile new military priorities.
The Ministry of Defense did not provide comments on this document.
The history of the issue
Project 2025 is a set of conservative proposals for reforming the US Federal Government and the consolidation of the executive director in the hands of the US president prepared by the analytical heritage of the United States (Heritage). This document is conceived as a reform program.
Some critics consider this a plan to turn the United States into a nationalist autocracy.
The authors of the project, referring to the second article of the US Constitution, said that all federal executive bodies should be directly subordinated to the president – this ambiguous idea was already expressed earlier, and it was known as the theory of the unitary executive director.
The Heritage Fund is a US Strategic Research Institute, which is engaged in a wide range of international policy research. Has a legal orientation.
The fund issues a number of analytical research, one of the most famous “leadership” (recommended materials for candidates for US presidency).
This is one of the most influential political organizations of the conservative state in the United States.
The main current project of the fund is the 2025 Project, aimed at reforming the federal government.
Source: Racurs
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