Pentagon Draws Lessons From Ukraine as It Eyes Possible China Combat
- Pentagon No. 2 says US focuses on growing its industrial base
- Biden has committed more than $35.4 billion to Ukraine
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The Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is teaching the US valuable lessons for a potential conflict with China, from the need to build a steady ammunition pipeline to innovation in space.
“There are many advantages we’ve gained for a potential Pacific challenge from the Ukraine conflict,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said in an interview. “We’re learning now to grow our industrial base and to study that industrial base, which has been for the last 60 years in a bit of a feast and famine cycle.”