Congress must pass Trump’s $1.5T defense-spending bump — or they risk inviting future wars
Published on April 7, 2026.
The article urges Congress to approve President Donald Trump's $1.5T defense-spending increase, citing a shortage of materiel supplies and ongoing operations in Iran and Ukraine as reasons for the increase. The author points out that the US has depleted its materiel stores, including those of air-defense interception networks, artillery rounds, and the Precision Strike Missile. The Navy has only 290 deployable ships, compared to China's 370 ships and is planning to have 435 seabound vessels by 2030. The article also notes that the country's naval fleet is shrinking rapidly due to the aging of older ships and its aging of high-maintenance vessels. The increase is seen as an invitation for China to move on Taiwan.
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