THE US military is drafting expansion plans amid fears of World War 3, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n
A defence official has leaked unauthorised information on the US militarys expansion plans after Donald Trump vowed to rebuild the nations depleted force last week. <\/p>\n
According to the unconfirmed plans the army, air force and navy are set to receive increased man and weapon power. <\/p>\n
The expansion plans comes as tensions continue to rise between the US and several countries including Russia, North Korea, China and Iran. <\/p>\n
Washington has said to be flexing its military muscles after Chinese military bosses declared war between the US and China is now a reality. <\/p>\n
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Our country will never have had a military like the military we're about to build and rebuild <\/p>\n
An unnamed defence official has claimed draft plans have been set in motion to increase the US Army by around 30,000 men by October. <\/p>\n
The US Air Force is also said to want to expand their airmen by roughly the same amount but over the next five to six years. <\/p>\n
While the US Navy as part of the proposed expansion has asked for 82 more ships and submarines which would be a 30 percent increase in the size of the fleet. <\/p>\n
It comes after the nations marine corps unveiled their new lethal amphibious combat vehicles. <\/p>\n
As Donald Trump has promised to start an arms race, we take a look at the futuristic weapons being developed for the US military. <\/p>\n
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A projectile fired from an electromagnetic rail gun. Rail Guns use an electro magnet to propel a projectile at speeds up to 2500 meters per second. <\/p>\n
They plan to add at least 200 of the deadly vehicles to their arsenal by 2023. <\/p>\n
Trump said: \"Our country will never have had a military like the military we're about to build and rebuild.\" <\/p>\n
The US is set to deploy its first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter jets to the Pacific amid growing threats from North Korea and China. <\/p>\n
In a pre-inauguration day speech, Trump promised to beef up the US military in a bid to make America great again. <\/p>\n
The Donald had made increased military spending a key part of his election campaign and after being named the 45th president pledged to strengthen the nations nuclear weapons in a $3 trillion expansion. <\/p>\n
Acting Pentagon press secretary Capt Jeff Davis added: The budget submissions that DOD makes to the president will come from Secretary Mattis. <\/p>\n
They will reflect his thinking, and his priorities, which are to rebuild combat readiness of America's military, while being faithful stewards of every taxpayer dollar we spend on defence. <\/p>\n
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