Donald Trump announced in a national security speech at the Union League of Philadelphia on Wednesday that his plans to defeat the Islamic State will include military warfare, cyber warfare, financial warfare, and ideological warfare. Additionally, Trump said that within 30 days of taking office he would ask military generals for a plan to bring down the terrorist group — despite the fact that he has previously questioned their knowledge:
The Trump administration's approach to foreign policy would also include increased military spending and the lifting of automatic cuts to the military budget. Trump proposed the development of a "state-of-the-art missile defense system," an Air Force of "at least 1,200 fighter aircraft," a Navy "of 350 surface ships and submarines," and an active army of "around 540,000."
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