FURTHER READING.

"Future of Defense Task Force: Report 2020"

House Armed Services Committee

It's nice to see everyone on the same page when it comes to future national security threats and how the United States should confront them.

Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., co-chaired and produced this bipartisan report examining the defense landscape and provided dozens of recommendations--some of which may end up in future National Defense Authorization Acts.

Not surprisingly, China and its ambitions come up repeatedly. "Technological advancements in artificial intelligence and biotechnology will have an outsized impact on national security; the potential of losing this race to China carries significant economic, political and ethical risks for the United States and our free democratic allies for decades to come," the report stated.

The solution: lots of R&D investments and Manhattan Project-like programs to keep pace with China and its huge coffers.

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