Forbes on Nostr: The Cost Of America’s Global Leadership ========== The article discusses the cost ...
The Cost Of America’s Global Leadership
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The article discusses the cost of America's global leadership in terms of military procurement and defense industrial base. It highlights the challenges faced in defending maritime shipping lanes, particularly in Yemen, due to limited munitions and underproduction of weapons. The article also mentions the budgetary constraints faced by the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, which is designed to replace the F-35 and F-22 Raptors. It emphasizes the importance of upfront expenditures to maintain global leadership and the potential consequences of not doing so. The author argues that it is more expensive to rush orders and import weaponry than to invest in a robust defense industrial base. The article concludes by highlighting the risks of flinching at the cost of global leadership, such as China seizing Taiwan, Russia destroying Ukraine, or Iran dominating the Middle East.
#America #GlobalLeadership #MilitaryProcurement #DefenseIndustrialBase #MaritimeShipping #Yemen #Munitions #Weapons #NextgenerationAirDominance #Ngad #F35 #F22Raptors #BudgetaryConstraints #China #Russia #Iran
https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2024/06/24/the-cost-of-americas-global-leadership/
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The article discusses the cost of America's global leadership in terms of military procurement and defense industrial base. It highlights the challenges faced in defending maritime shipping lanes, particularly in Yemen, due to limited munitions and underproduction of weapons. The article also mentions the budgetary constraints faced by the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, which is designed to replace the F-35 and F-22 Raptors. It emphasizes the importance of upfront expenditures to maintain global leadership and the potential consequences of not doing so. The author argues that it is more expensive to rush orders and import weaponry than to invest in a robust defense industrial base. The article concludes by highlighting the risks of flinching at the cost of global leadership, such as China seizing Taiwan, Russia destroying Ukraine, or Iran dominating the Middle East.
#America #GlobalLeadership #MilitaryProcurement #DefenseIndustrialBase #MaritimeShipping #Yemen #Munitions #Weapons #NextgenerationAirDominance #Ngad #F35 #F22Raptors #BudgetaryConstraints #China #Russia #Iran
https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2024/06/24/the-cost-of-americas-global-leadership/