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Aug 25 2026

Strategy Trumps Industry

By Seth Cropsey / August 25, 2026 / Articles / China, Defense Budget, Defense Industry, Defense Innovation & Industrial Base, Iran, South China Sea, Strategy, US Air Defense / 3 minutes of reading

The United States is engaging in a dangerous exercise in bean-counting. The media hullabaloo over missile magazines and lengthy ship deployments is in fact a distraction from the real issue. American options to fight China, the premier power it faces, have narrowed so thoroughly as to make discussions of stockpiles […]

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RealClear Defense – The Hypersonic Threat

Seth Cropsey for RealClear Defense: At the beginning of this year, North Korea claimed to have tested a hypersonic weapon. While doubts remain about the program’s technical maturity, the North Korean test fits a broader trend: hypersonics are no longer emerging technologies, but a key element of modern military arsenals. Their