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Potemkin Pacific and Midterm Budget Woes

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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS George Washington on August 29, 2026, in the US 5th Fleet area of operations while supporting maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (US Navy)
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An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS George Washington on August 29, 2026, in the US 5th Fleet area of operations while supporting maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (US Navy)

On China Talk, Bryan Clark discusses the strain the Iran war has placed on the US military, the Pentagon’s budget and leadership challenges, the future of artificial intelligence and unmanned systems, and how recent battlefield developments could benefit Beijing.