1、 TESTIMONY STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE The Department of Defenses Role in Long-Term Major State Competition February 11,2020 Statement by the Dr.Thomas G.Mahnken President and Chief Executive Officer,Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments INTRODUCTION Mr.Chairman,Rank
2、ing Member Thornberry,Members of the Committee,thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the vital role of the Department of Defense competing over the long-term with China and Russia.As you know,the top priority accorded to this challenge was acknowledged in the 2018 Natio
3、nal Defense Strategy(NDS).As a member of the independent National Defense Strategy Commission(NDSC),I studied the defense strategy in detail and worked with my colleagues to develop recommendations on how the United States can meet its defense objectives.The NDSC emphasized the fact that the United
4、States is in a long-term competition with Russia and China and acknowledged the fact that we also face an increased possibility of great-power war.1 The United States also faces threats from aggressive regional challengers like North Korea and Iran as well as the long-term challenge of malign non-st
