- The US realizes its window of opportunity following the Cold War to assert itself as sole global superpower is closing (if it hasn’t closed already); - It seeks to find a way to match or exceed the military capabilities and industrial capacity of both Russia and China through “innovation;” - The US refuses to recognize the fundamental flaws in its own system as well as the premise upon which it seeks primacy in the first place; - Start-up companies seeking to out-innovate and/or out-produce China propose unrealistic measures that either won’t work or that China is already employing itself on a much larger scale; References: Raytheon - Excalibur Projectile: TWZ - New ‘Cheap’ Cruise Missile Concept Flight Tested By Silicon Valley-Backed Start-Up (August 21, 2024): Defence Express (Ukraine) - What is the Real Price of russian Missiles: About the Cost of 'Kalibr', Kh-101 and 'Iskander' Missiles (November 2022): US White House - US National Security Strategy (2021): NYT - U.S. Strategy Plan Calls for Insuring No Rivals Develop (1992): Defense One - The Air Force wants to build lots of bases around the Pacific. But it still needs to determine how to protect them (August 22, 2024): Al Jazeera - Saudi Arabia may run out of interceptor missiles in ‘months’ (January 2022): Reuters - Ukraine says Russia has launched over 8,000 missiles, 4,630 drones during war (February 2024): Anduril - Anduril Raises $1.5 Billion to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy (August 2024): Forbes - The Countries With The Most STEM Graduates [Infographic] (February 2017): Anduril - Rebuild the Arsenal: Where to Find My Work: Website: Telegram: Twitter: Odysee (YouTube alternative): @LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): Weibo: ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): Line Group: Gab: VK (Facebook alternative): How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: Patreon: PromptPay: 0851547235
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