Vital Signs 2023: The Health and Readiness of the Defense Industrial Base : National Defense Industrial Association , February , 2023
Vital Signs 2023: The Health and Readiness of the Defense Industrial Base : National Defense Industrial Association , February , 2023
From the executive summary: “The 2022 National Security Strategy (NSS) states that “the post-Cold War era is definitely over and a competition is underway between the major powers to shape what comes next.”1 Unfortunately, the defense industrial base (DIB) resiliency required to sustain the U.S. in great power conflict was sacrificed as part of the 1990s peace dividend. The powerhouses of industrial readiness – stable and predictable budgets, an experienced and specialized workforce; diversified and modern infrastructure; manufacturing innovation; and sufficient, including idle, capacity – have all atrophied under the combined transition to a services-based economy with a premium on just-in-time commercial supply chains.”
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