Can America’s Industrial Base Handle a Two-Front War?

Host Seth Jones sits down with the Honorable Kathleen Hicks, the 35th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and former director of the International Security Program at CSIS, to discuss how industrial production shapes U.S. military readiness across multiple theaters. Hicks examines the challenge China's unprecedented military modernization poses to U.S. deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, the case for a high-low mix of munitions and platforms, and the Pentagon's ongoing integration of autonomy and artificial intelligence.