[Oct 03, 23] Mark Montgomery on Urgent Steps to Prevent American Military Defeat in the Pacific

Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a Cyber Solarium 2.0 executive director, discusses the five steps Washington urgently needs to take to preserve deterrence and prevent losing a war against China, the three things that must happen by the end of the year, the amount of annual funding necessary to field vitally needed hypersonic defense and long-range strike capabilities, working more closely with allies and partners, and why surging weapons production for Ukraine will be vital for the Indo-Pacific as well with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.