The emergence, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, of a peacetime defense industry of significant proportions was an unprecedented event in the history of the American republic. Two geopolitical developments…
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The US Defense Industrial Base: Past, Present and Future
October 15, 2008 • By Barry Watts • Studies
U.S. Defense Budget: Options and Choices for the Long Haul
August 21, 2008 • By Steven Kosiak • Studies
The Bush Administration has requested $611 billion for national defense in fiscal year 2009. This includes $541 billion for the “base” defense budget — $518 billion for the Department of…
The Challenges to U.S. National Security
August 21, 2008 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich, Robert Martinage, and Robert Work • Studies
The United States is currently in a situation comparable to the one it confronted in the early days of the Cold War, when US civilian and military leaders were faced…
Defense Investment Strategies in an Uncertain World
August 21, 2008 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Studies
This report addresses the critical issue of allocating resources to deal with current and future discontinuities in the security environment. For the Defense Department, strategy is fundamentally about making choices…
U.S. Combat Training, Operational Art and Strategic Competence
August 21, 2008 • By Barry Watts • Studies
Starting with the establishment of the US Navy’s Fighter Weapons School (Topgun) in late 1968, the American military Services began committing themselves to longterm, sustained investments in realistic combat training…