Pentagon document prioritizes homeland securityAFP, WASHINGTONThe US military would prioritize protecting its homeland and deterring China while providing “more limited” support to allies in Europe and elsewhere, a Pentagon strategy document released on Friday said. “As US forces focus on homeland defense and the Indo-Pacific, our allies and partners elsewhere will take primary responsibility for their own defense with critical but more limited support from American forces,” the document said. The cover of the US’ 2026 National Defense Strategy. Both the Biden and Trump strategies say homeland defense is important, but their descriptions of the threats facing the US differ significantly. “Border security is national security,” and the Pentagon “will therefore prioritize efforts to seal our borders, repel forms of invasion, and deport illegal aliens,” it said.

Source: Taipei Times January 24, 2026 16:02 UTC