Frank A. Rose & Carl Rhodes
In today’s Pentagon, the buzzwords are “innovation,” “replicator,” and “deterrence by denial.” Defense leaders speak of creating thanks to advances in AI, autonomy, hypersonic and quantum technologies, an approach that was previously termed the “Third Offset Strategy.” But before that term existed, there was Harold Brown — a physicist, strategist, and Secretary of Defense who quietly pioneered the art of combining advanced technology with new concepts of military operations to bolster deterrence.
Brown’s tenure under President Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) offers vital lessons for an era once again defined by rapid technological change, great-power competition, and a public wary of long wars in distant locations. As the United States seeks to deter an increasingly capable China, there is much to learn from how Brown rebuilt America’s military and technological edge at a time of limited budgets and strategic doubt.
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