Defensa indefensa, o apariencia de defensa: la política de defensa argentina
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2019-06
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En un mundo riesgoso, la política de defensa argentina representa una verdadera incógnita. Mientras posee una estructura moderna y está respaldada por una normativa adecuada, sus medios materiales tienen una antigüedad de tres y cuatro décadas o más, y en muchos casos, obsolescencia. Un limitado presupuesto es invertido casi totalmente en personal, presentando un excesivo número de oficiales en grados superiores que incrementa su costo, y estructuras burocráticas creadas para justificarlos. Tales factores determinan la insuficiencia de los fondos destinados a adiestramiento del personal y a mantenimiento del material, todo lo que determina una ausencia casi total de capacidad operativa. Las escasasadquisiciones significativas para la defensa han sido de elementos muy poco relevantes para aquélla. Mientras tanto, el casi idílico ambiente de paz y cooperación imperante en América del Sur por espacio de casi tres décadas construido con significativa participación de las políticas exteriores y de defensa argentina se deteriora rápidamente, paradójicamente por acción de las actuales políticas argentinas en la materia. El artículo analiza en profundidad la situación y efectúa propuestas para superarla.
In a risky world, Argentina's defense policy represents a real mystery. While it has a modern structure and is backed by adequate regulations, its material means are three and four decades old or more, and in many cases, obsolete. A limited budget is invested almost totally in personnel, presenting an excessive number of officers in high ranks that increases personnel costs, and bureaucratic structures created to justify that officers. These factors determine the insufficiency of the funds destined to the training of the personnel and maintenance of the material, all that determines an almost total absence of operative capacity. The few significant acquisitions for the defense have been of very little relevance to the former. Meanwhile, the almost idyllic atmosphere of peace and cooperation prevailing in South America for nearly three decades, built with significant participation in Argentina's foreign and defense policies, is deteriorating rapidly, paradoxically due to current Argentine policies on the subject. The article analyzes in depth the situation and makes proposals to overcome it.
In a risky world, Argentina's defense policy represents a real mystery. While it has a modern structure and is backed by adequate regulations, its material means are three and four decades old or more, and in many cases, obsolete. A limited budget is invested almost totally in personnel, presenting an excessive number of officers in high ranks that increases personnel costs, and bureaucratic structures created to justify that officers. These factors determine the insufficiency of the funds destined to the training of the personnel and maintenance of the material, all that determines an almost total absence of operative capacity. The few significant acquisitions for the defense have been of very little relevance to the former. Meanwhile, the almost idyllic atmosphere of peace and cooperation prevailing in South America for nearly three decades, built with significant participation in Argentina's foreign and defense policies, is deteriorating rapidly, paradoxically due to current Argentine policies on the subject. The article analyzes in depth the situation and makes proposals to overcome it.
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Defensa, Argentina, Presupuesto, Equipamiento, Operatividad