Technology cannot answer the strategic question of what a force is meant to accomplish. Stated political ambition often exceeds funded capability, leaving armed forces expected to carry out missions without the necessary means. Calls for greater lethality still require leaders to state plainly what battles the force must win and what risks it must bear. Offset language can obscure this mismatch if it promises greater capability without defining or financing the required means.
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Strategy fails when political aims are not funded
A recurring defence-planning gap separates the missions leaders announce from the forces and capabilities they are willing to pay for.