US Military Can’t Afford to Fool Around With Feel-Good Green Initiatives

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) participates in a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) on March 4, 2016. Mobile Bay is receiving an advanced biofuel mixture from Rainier. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew P. Holmes

Commentary

The U.S. military is in decline and now faces a peer competitor, China, that vastly outmatches the United States in terms of military–industrial capacity. And in research, China has a “stunning lead” over the United States in 37 of 44 critical and emerging technologies, many of which are directly defense-related.