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今后几年之内,美军的兵力将减少到预定的一百四十五万人,这是美军自第二次世界大战爆发前夕至今人数最少的水平。这支因坦克、舰只、飞机数目减少,军事任务过重、预算日益减少的军队,仍然必须能够执行其首要任务:假定在大致相同的时间里在波斯湾和某国打两场大型的地区战争。从参谋长联席会议主席沙利卡什维利等高级将领到下层军官都坚持说,美军能完成任务。但是他们承认存在一些薄弱的环节,特别是把美国强大的军事力量运送到世界各个地点的能力有限。以欧文斯上将为首的五角大楼未来学家们,指望能依靠在三个领域取得的进展,使人数减少后的美军保持更佳的状态。打击目标从空中摧毁坦克是未来高技术设想的中心内容。如
In the next few years, the U.S. military's strength will be reduced to a predicted 1,450,000, the least since the eruption of World War II. The military, due to declining numbers of tanks, ships and aircraft, over-armed military tasks and declining budget, still must be able to carry out its top priority: it is assumed that at two or more large-scale regional wars in the Persian Gulf and one country at about the same time. From senior generals such as Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to lower-level military officers, all insisted that the U.S. military can accomplish its task. However, they acknowledge the existence of some weak links, and in particular the limited ability to deliver the United States' mighty military force to all parts of the world. The Pentagon futurists led by Admiral Owens are counting on progress in the three areas to keep the U.S. military after the decline in numbers better. Strike targets Destroy the tank from the air is the centerpiece of the future high-tech vision. Such as