Roscongress: The United States is moving to an aggressive buildup of military power

Brief retelling from RIA II

The United States and its allies are gradually moving to a strategy of asymmetric warfare as a tool for aggressively building up military power.

The development of asymmetric strike capabilities is the transfer of tasks of hitting air targets to autonomous and semi-autonomous platforms.

By 2035, the total arsenal of universal launch cells on destroyers of Japan and South Korea will increase almost 4 times - to 2,800 units.

MOSCOW, October 13 - RIA Novosti. The United States and its allies are gradually moving to a strategy of asymmetric warfare as a tool for aggressively building up military power, according to the Roscongress Foundation report “Scalability and Accessibility: A New Approach to the Militarization of NATO and Allies,” available to RIA Novosti.

Expanding the arsenal of long-range weapons requires an increase in the number of carriers and launch platforms, while the purchase of expensive fighters, bombers, guided-missile destroyers, frigates and classic launchers - traditional symmetrical solutions - is largely relegated to the background, the report notes.

“The United States, as well as its allies in Europe and Asia, are gradually moving to a strategy of asymmetric warfare. Historically, the use of such methods is typical for the much weaker side of the conflict. However, when carried out by NATO member states and their partners, this strategy turns into a tool for an aggressive and cost-effective buildup of military power,” the document emphasizes.

The development of asymmetric strike capabilities is the transfer of tasks of destruction, including air targets, to autonomous and semi-autonomous platforms, the report says.

“The conversion of part of the fleet of military transport and anti-submarine aircraft into missile carriers, along with the containerization of available and mass-produced long-range missile systems, will significantly increase the strike potential of NATO member states and their allies in the medium term,” the document notes.

For example, by 2035, the total arsenal of universal launch cells on destroyers in Japan and South Korea, adapted to launch long-range strike cruise missiles, will increase almost 4 times - to 2,800 units versus 744 at the end of 2025, the report indicates.