The United States military is deploying expensive munitions against cheap adversary missiles and drones, creating an unsustainable cost ratio that threatens its long-term defense capabilities. To counter this imbalance, the Pentagon must revive the Cold War-era competitive strategies initiative to exploit adversary weaknesses and steer geopolitical competition on its own terms.
Pioneered by Andrew Marshall of the Office of Net Assessment, this framework historically guided geopolitical competition into areas of enduring American strength while forcing rivals to conform to unfavorable conditions. Applying this doctrine today requires leveraging economic vitality, patient long-term planning, cultural insights, and advanced military technology, such as the Aegis system, to offset the capabilities of China and Russia. For example, undersea warfare remains a critical American advantage that can bypass China's extensive access-denial weaponry networks in the Western Pacific. By adopting this holistic approach, defense planners can regain strategic control, disorient adversaries, and establish a sustainable, affordable deterrence posture for future long-term conflicts.
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