Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Military deterrence is evolving, as superior weapon systems are no longer enough to win a protracted conflict. Benjamin Jensen, Director of the Futures Lab and Senior Fellow of the Defense and Security Department at CSIS, explains why deterrence by capacity has become the defining challenge of modern warfare and what the U.S. must do to strengthen its industrial base.

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