The U.S. Navy’s top leadership said on Dec. 4 that defense budget hiccups and uncertainty are hurting the nation’s efforts to maintain its sea power around the globe. The Navy is now at its “smallest in a century,” while at the same time facing ever-rising threats from the naval powers of multiple adversaries, including China.
At the U.S. Naval Institute’s 2017 Defense Forum Washington, Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer said in his speech that the foundations of the Navy today are woefully underfunded. “If we don’t invest in our future, we will be in a corner,” said Spencer.
