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Ep 268: Seth Jones on America’s Defense Industrial Crisis

School of War · Jan 23, 2026 · 48:45

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Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department and Harold Brown Chair at CSIS, joins the show to talk about how America has resurrected its defense industrial base in the past and why it should be doing so now.

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Times

02:55 The British in the 1930s

05:58 Roosevelt’s decision

09:48 Re-orientation 

13:59 The B-29

16:00 Victory in Iraq 

27:54 Skunkworks

31:30 Xi comes into power

35:07 Disadvantages

39:07 What needs to be done? 

44:28 Fighting for 5%

47:43 Culture shift

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