The Soviet Union forced the U.S. to rethink its approach to war production. China presents a similar challenge to the Pentagon today.
In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war and other global conflicts, America’s defense industrial base has become the subject of congressional hearings and books examining the nation’s capability to produce war material. “The American Edge,” by Seth G. Jones, stands out for its thoroughness, covering every phase of defense industrial policy since World War II.
Mr. Jones, a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, delivers a stern warning on where the U.S. now stands vis-à-vis its closest competitor, Communist China….
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