Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Recent conflicts have highlighted an enduring challenge for U.S. defense: producing munitions at the speed and scale that modern warfare demands.
The obstacles to ramping up production, from securing access to rare earth materials and qualified solid rocket motor suppliers to reducing dependence on Chinese supply chains, are significant and require radically different solutions. This event will examine how policymakers, industry partners, and acquisition officials can work together to build the surge capacity the United States needs, in a focused conversation on the future of U.S. munitions production and defense industrial base policy.
Join CNAS on Tuesday, June 16, from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET, for a fireside conversation on these topics and more, examining the challenges and priorities shaping U.S. munitions production and defense industrial base policy.
The discussion will be moderated by Becca Wasser, adjunct senior fellow, Defense Program, CNAS and defense lead, Bloomberg Economics, in conversation with the Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy.
For more information visit: events.cnas.org/firesidechatmcadenazzivirtual
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Recent conflicts have highlighted an enduring challenge for U.S. defense: producing munitions at the speed and scale that modern warfare demands.
The obstacles to ramping up production, from securing access to rare earth materials and qualified solid rocket motor suppliers to reducing dependence on Chinese supply chains, are significant and require radically different solutions. This event will examine how policymakers, industry partners, and acquisition officials can work together to build the surge capacity the United States needs, in a focused conversation on the future of U.S. munitions production and defense industrial base policy.
Join CNAS on Tuesday, June 16, from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET, for a fireside conversation on these topics and more, examining the challenges and priorities shaping U.S. munitions production and defense industrial base policy.
The discussion will be moderated by Becca Wasser, adjunct senior fellow, Defense Program, CNAS and defense lead, Bloomberg Economics, in conversation with the Honorable Michael Cadenazzi, assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy.
For more information visit: events.cnas.org/firesidechatmcadenazzivirtual
Follow CNAS on:
• Twitter: twitter.com/cnasdc
• Facebook: facebook.com/cnasdc
• Instagram: instagram.com/cnasdc
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/center-for-a-new-american-security
