SINGAPORE — Faced with a future of significantly reduced military spending, the United States should pursue a program of “cost effective” cooperation with Asian allies to defend regional security and enhance American interests, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday.
Mr. Gates, who arrived in Singapore on Thursday for an address at an Asian security conference, underscored the vast scope of challenges to regional stability, like natural disasters and an ascendant China.
Mr. Gates, who arrived in Singapore on Thursday for an address at an Asian security conference, underscored the vast scope of challenges to regional stability, like natural disasters and an ascendant China.
