On ChinaTalk, Bryan Clark co-hosts a discussion on the defense industrial base that considers the challenges and threats from Iran. He highlights critiques to United States defense procurement and innovation, arguing that bureaucratic incentives, acquisition politics, and tensions between the Pentagon and tech firms continue to slow the fielding of new military capabilities.
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Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)