fewer horses and bayonets. because the nature of our military has changed. we have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. we have these ships that go under water, nuclear submarines. so the question is not a game of battleship where we re counting ships, it s what are our capabilities. so the question is what s really going on. what do the numbers actually show? cnn s chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is here with the true politics. let s cut through the noise, the politics and spin. what are we talking about in terms of cuts to the military? break it down. reporter: you look at the numbers. the current budget is basically halfway between what the pentagon wanted and the more draconian cuts that came during sequestration. the real headline number is reducing the size of the army from a peak during those two wars in afghanistan and iraq from 570,000 to 450,000. you re cutting a 45-year-old attack jet, the warthog, designed to attack soviet a
to preworld war ii levels and retiring the a-10 attack jet. he will submit his 2015 budget proposal to congress next week, where he will face opposition from republicans. hollywood is mourning the death of harold reimus. best known for his work on ghost busters. he co-wrote animal house, caddieshack and the list goes on. he died from complications due to an autoimmune disease. he was 69. a pilot kept his cool and managed to land his small math in ft. myers, florida after a bird did that. shattered his cockpit window mid flight. he was going about 170 miles an hour at the moment of impact. he s had several close calls but not a direct hit. susan, thanks very much. the ridiculist is next. gas at the same location.arl
cuts in military spending, this includes shrinking the u.s. army to preworld war ii levels and retiring the a-10 attack jet. he will submit his 2015 budget approval to congress next week. hollywood is mourning the death of harold reimus. he co wrote animal house, caddyshack, the list goes on. he died from complications due to an autoimmune disease. he was 69. a pilot kept his cool and managed to land his small math in ft. myers, florida after a bird did that. shattered his cockpit window mid flight. he was going about 170 miles an hour at the moment of impact. he s had several close calls but not a direct hit. susan, thanks very much. the ridiculist is next. [ male announcer ] hey, look at you!
there s a lot more happening tonight, susan hendricks is here with a 360 bulletin. a mysterious illness has caused polio-like symptoms in children in california. right now there is no hope of recovery. the cases go back as far as 2012. all of the patients were vaccinated for polio. defense secretary chuck hagel is recommending massive cuts in military spending, this includes shrinking the u.s. army to preworld war ii levels and retiring the a-10 attack jet. he will submit his 2015 budget proposal to congress next week, where he will face opposition from republicans. hollywood is mourning the death of harold reimus. best known for his work on ghost busters. he co-wrote animal house, caddieshack and the list goes
jon: china flexes its military muscle, showing off the first closeups of its next generation attack jet. it s the j15 flying shark, designed for the first chinese aircraft carrier which they are still building. what does all of this say about china s military might and potential? let s bring in retired u.s. navy captain and fox news military analyst chuck nash. first of all chuck what s the purpose of putting out pictures like these? i think what they re doing is rather than trying to play a game and hide it, they re coming out, laying their cards on the label and on the tail and saying it s a new china, a new century and china is getting ready to defend what it sees as its waters and move out. aircraft carriers, jon, are