Not really.

Paul's 2016 plan would have set the Pentagon budget to $697 Billion, a significant spending increase. Honestly though +/- even 30% is largely irrelevant in terms of military budgets. Look up what it would take to drop us to even 2nd place in military spending.

Rand is different from Ron on this issue but it's a realistic compromise. You won't be freely trading with neighbors if the Chinese navy is overseeing global shipping.

I doubt the Chinese are going to use their navy to cut off China>US trade. It’s true it might cost us Taiwan, but a 90% cut in US military spending would be a massive boon for the economy.

Though even a 90% cut would still allow for a truly US frightening military so it’s hard to quantify.