According to this article in the NYT, the sequestration cuts in defense spending could lead to further, more surgical cuts in cold war-era military spending by the Obama administration such as closing bases and reducing nuclear stockpiles. Since the sky didn’t fall, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse stayed at home when sequestration took place, it showed that some cuts in military programs could survive overhauls.
So if Obama and the anti-cut Congress could work together (which is so rare these days), useful reduced spending in programs like the F-35 development and the military’s insurance policies could have the fat cut off of them. Very interesting in light of our bloated defense spending trends.
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