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Ukraine War Highlights Need For Rapid Defense Production, Evolving Innovation, Biden Strategy Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022

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Ukraine War Highlights Need For Rapid Defense Production, Evolving Innovation, Biden Strategy Says

The defense industrial bases of the U.S. and its allies must be able to rapidly produce warfighting capabilities to defend against adversaries and at the same time be able to innovate to meet changing battlefield needs, the Biden administration says in its National Security Strategy released on Wednesday. “The war in Ukraine highlights the criticality of a vibrant Defense Industrial Base for the United States and its allies and partners,” the 48-page strategy document says. The U.S. is investing in…

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