Why America’s Air Force Needs a New Bomber

One does not need to look very hard to see that these are dangerous times. The United States today is faced with multiple threats and security challenges. A newly aggressive, adventurous and reckless Russia has reemerged as a threat in Europe, the Middle East and on-line. China is no longer content to solely expand its influence and power in industrial and economic realms, but seems bent on increasing its territory and influence by military means in the South China Sea and perhaps beyond. North Korea’s leader is so focused on maintaining power that he continues to defy the world and his own allies by developing nuclear weapons and the ballistic missile technology that could reach the continental US.