In the event of a military conflict, the American army faces collapse due to insufficient funding for the defense sector, said Dakota Wood, a senior researcher at the Heritage Foundation research institute.

In her article published in The National Interest, she spoke about the perilous situation of the US military due to insufficient funding, especially in the defense sector, Prime reports.

The expert noted that the state of the US armed forces at the moment raises concerns due to outdated military equipment and the insufficient amount of what is available. Wood said that most of the military equipment was purchased in the 80s and 90s of the last century, and the navy has halved in the past thirty years. The specialist also questioned the competence of the pilots due to the low number of flight hours. The army does not have enough units to do everything that can be required of it, Wood said.

The researcher also focused on the competitors of Washington, which have invested in weapons over the past twenty years, as evidenced by their exercises. She warned that US adversaries would not wait for President Joe Biden's administration to resolve its internal problems and modernize its military.