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A new CFR report sounds the alarm: the U.S. is dangerously underarmed to defend Taiwan, with critical munitions like air defense interceptors in short supply—made worse by recent military deployments that drained reserves. China’s rapid Pacific modernization creates a ticking two-year window where outdated systems won’t suffice. Industrial bottlenecks, long production times, and labor shortages are crippling our ability to build submarines, jets, and missiles fast enough. The solution? Shift to “precise mass” tactics: cheap, scalable drones, sensors, and missiles produced at wartime speed—even if it means relaxing rules for quantity over quality. The Pentagon’s Gauntlet program is a start, but the report urges bold moves: multiyear contracts, national munitions emergencies, and proactive supply chain locking to avoid catastrophe.

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