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China Outpacing U.S. Defense Base

Published: March 19, 2024, 7:42 p.m.

CSIS\u2019 Seth Jones joins the podcast to discuss his new report which explains how China\u2019s defense industrial base is operating on a wartime footing, while the U.S. defense industrial base is largely operating on a peacetime footing. Overall, the U.S. defense industrial ecosystem lacks the capacity, responsiveness, flexibility, and surge capability to meet the U.S. military\u2019s production and warfighting needs. Unless there are urgent changes, the United States risks weakening deterrence and undermining its warfighting capabilities.