Shocker. Skimping on air/missile defense to yield some budget savings didn’t work out in an era of ubiquitous air/missile threats. We should build large stockpiles of IAMD weapons & other munitions, not treat these accounts as bill payers. Shame that needs to be said in 2024.

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U.S. Space Command "But the move to enhance warfighting capacity in #space is driven mostly by #China’s expanding fleet of #military tools in space. 'China has fielded a number of space capabilities designed to target our forces,' Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said in an interview. 'And we’re not

Glad to see this bill introduced by Senator Mitt Romney & Senator Mark Kelly. Particularly glad to see steps to deepen the role #Japan and #SouthKorea in US theater logistics. This bill is worthy of inclusion in this year’s #NDAA.

Topsy turvy? Italy's aircraft carrier is in the Pacific, not in Europe deterring 🇷🇺 escalation. US carriers are in the Middle East, not in the Pacific as 🇨🇳 pressures 🇵🇭 & 🇹🇼. Surely well-intentioned, but military capacity lacking & poorly allocated. Prioritize & rebuild.

America's Navy is adrift and shows little sign of changing course. These are the below-the-surface issues that don't get the attention they deserve but should raise alarm bells across the Navy Yard, the Pentagon, and Capitol Hill. news.usni.org/2024/08/22/nav…

The PRC's version of globalization: putting people out of work all over the globe. wsj.com/world/china/ch…

Our own worst enemy. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

BREAKING: A Chinese military aircraft was confirmed for the first time to have violated Japanese territorial airspace on Monday morning, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/2…

(1/X) Quoted by Bloomberg Shoko Oda that President Biden intention to block the 日本製鉄株式会社 deal "is a demonstration of short-term political thinking of only caring about winning PA in November" despite the fallout for his successor for the 2026 midterms.

Sad to hear this news. Give love and appreciation to all the music educators out there. seattletimes.com/entertainment/…