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Vandenberg Flash Focus Episode 54 | Leveraging “The American Edge” for the Defense Industrial Base

In the last year, China’s defense industrial base produced fighter jets faster than the United States, doubled its inventory of ballistic and cruise missiles, doubled its nuclear warhead inventory, and became five to six times faster than the United States at acquiring weapons systems. While we rest comfortably on peacetime footing, China has positioned its defense industrial base to be on wartime footing. But though alarm bells are ringing, there is still some good news. This not the first time in American history our defense industrial base has lagged behind that of our adversaries, and just as we did in the past, there is a way we can close the gap. In this episode, we sit down with Vandenberg Advisory Board member Dr. Seth Jones to discuss his new book The American Edge and his recommendations for how to kick our defense industrial base into gear. The book is a thorough account of every phase of defense industrial policy from World War II up to its current state, and how we can leverage the edge that has made us a defense production powerhouse in the past. https://www.amazon.com/American-Edge-... (0:45) The State of our Current Defense Industrial Base (3:30) How the Chinese Defense Industrial Base Is Able to Do What It Does (5:54) The Lessons of History in Defense Investment (9:37) Keeping Up on Acquisitions (12:22) Public and Private Collaboration (15:54) The Chinese Ability to Produce Quality Weapons (18:26) Lessons from the War in Ukraine (22:01) What to Look for in the FY27 NDAA (25:41) Why The American Edge Gives us Hope