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No mention of trained people/talent when it comes to strategic depth…

People are everything, no plus ups of widgets and material can change that (see Ukraine).

American universities continue to give seats to student visas. And our National Guard and Reserves have been bastardized into an Operational Reserve, when they should be Strategic Depth.

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“Why are things not working? Are there interests groups?”

Brother, look at the salaries of industry executives that either do direct (RTX) or indirect (Microsoft) business with the defense sector. Until those incentives change nothing is going to change.

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