Britain and Australia fear that their nuclear-submarine and technology pact with the United States could be hindered by Washington's export bureaucracy.
If called to breach a minefield, reduce an obstacle or bridge a gap, combat engineers would have nothing acceptable to send, these retired Marines say.
By Lt. Gen. William Keys (retired) and Maj. Gen. Ronald Richard (retired)
The budget reform panel hasn’t made any recommendations, but shared a summary of the input it's received, including nearly two dozen proposed improvements.