Putting the Defense Industry Through Wargames
The U.S. military is going through its “reps and sets” via training, exercises, and wargames to make sure it is ready for a major war. The defense industrial base is only just getting started on serious wargaming, and that needs to accelerate.Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and guardians will need a durable industry — defense and otherwise — that can stay in the fight, especially a fight involving China, because it would likely be protracted and costly. The COVID-19 pandemic showed how easily commercial supply chains falter under stress, a problem that will be far worse in wartime.Testing industry through different The post Putting the Defense Industry Through Wargames appeared first on War on the Rocks.

The U.S. military is going through its “reps and sets” via training, exercises, and wargames to make sure it is ready for a major war. The defense industrial base is only just getting started on serious wargaming, and that needs to accelerate.Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and guardians will need a durable industry — defense and otherwise — that can stay in the fight, especially a fight involving China, because it would likely be protracted and costly. The COVID-19 pandemic showed how easily commercial supply chains falter under stress, a problem that will be far worse in wartime.Testing industry through different
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