Long Wars, Long Contracts: Why Army Procurement Belongs in Your Portfolio - Part 3

The Paul Truesdell Podcast · Aug 31, 2025 · 9m

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Preparing Yourself—and Future Generations—for Biological and Supply-Chain Risks

Now that we've envisioned that fraught moment—when calm could give way to chaos—we need to talk about one of the silent but very real vulnerabilities so many retirees face: their medicine cabinet.

Medication Supply Chains: The Hidden Vulnerability

We rely heavily on foreign sources for our medications. In fact, about 75% of essential medicines in the U.S. are imported, with India and China playing outsized roles—China alone supplies 80% of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), the substances that make drugs…