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Our armed forces must be ready to act anywhere in the world where vital national interests are threatened. This can be achieved by ensuring the military has the resources and skilled personnel it needs to keep us safe and maintain freedom. 

 

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Protect America from What? Peter Brookes

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Recommitting to a Strong National Defense The Honorable Eric Cantor

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Performance-Based Logistics: Making the Military More Efficient Baker Spring

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An Independent Assessment of New START The New START Working Group

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James Jay Carafano
Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow
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Brent Sadler
Senior Research Fellow, Allison Center for National Security
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Max Primorac
Senior Research Fellow, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom
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Wilson Beaver
Senior Policy Advisor, Allison Center for National Security
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Robert Greenway
Director, Allison Center for National Security
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The Honorable Steve Yates
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