- The US DoD published its first National Defense Industrial Strategy report, detailing major problems preventing America from mobilizing its industry to out-compete Russia and China; - Most problems identified by the report stem from the DoD's dependence on private industry, yet private industry itself was never identified as a problem; - The foreign and domestic policy is based on profit-driven prioritizing, creating industry that pursues profits at the cost of fulfilling that industry's role in providing goods and services for society; - Russia and China maintain massive state-owned enterprises not only to manufacturing arms and ammunition, but also downstream suppliers for providing raw materials and goods; References: NEO - Fatal Flaws Undermine America’s Defense Industrial Base (February 15, 2024): https://journal-neo.su/2024/02/15/fatal-flaws-undermine-americas-defense-industrial-base/ US Department of Defense - The National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) (2023): https://www.businessdefense.gov/NDIS.html NY Times - Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/politics/russia-sanctions-missile-production.html RFE/RL - Satellite Images Suggest Russia Is Ramping Up Production Capacity For Its War Against Ukraine (November 2023): https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ramping-up-war-production/32658857.html RUSI - Russian Military Objectives and Capacity in Ukraine Through 2024 (February 13, 2024): https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/russian-military-objectives-and-capacity-ukraine-through-2024 The National Interest - MBT-70 - The German-American Super Tank That Never Came to Be (April 2021): https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/mbt-70-german-american-super-tank-never-came-be-182224 The Guardian - ‘A lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners (February 15, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/15/rate-of-russian-military-production-worries-european-war-planners Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR