The US vows to get tough with the world's bad guys - but can they afford to?

By David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Updated September 22 2017 - 7:18pm, first published 7:08pm

Washington's budget gridlock could affect Australia if the United States' military leadership starts to "atrophy", including in the Asia region because the Pentagon cannot get the money it needs, a new think-tank report has warned.

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