Ep 268: Seth Jones on America’s Defense Industrial Crisis
Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department and Harold Brown Chair at CSIS, joins the show to talk about how America has resurrected its defense industrial base in the past and why it should be doing so now.
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Times
02:55 The British in the 1930s
05:58 Roosevelt’s decision
09:48 Re-orientation
13:59 The B-29
16:00 Victory in Iraq
27:54 Skunkworks
31:30 Xi comes into power
35:07 Disadvantages
39:07 What needs to be done?
44:28 Fighting for 5%
47:43 Culture shift
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