General Milley discusses the nature of a changing military system in response to the "significant" technological event posed by the supersonic missile test (There are now significant risks. We must not be Rome). We have the capability to build things better then our competitors with more features, and with rapid innovation but we must want it as a society (Look at rapid innovation development systems i.e. cluster development). We have been bickering and arguing over relatively small potatoes but not getting in on what is big and what is important (I'm not saying clusters are the best idea because mine isn't even a finished theory. I'm saying I'm not sure if I'm seeing another way other then to launch an American Renaissance through pushing R&D, STEM, international investment, diversity, educational improvements, etc... in a way that impacts all of society around our strategic direction and universal values.).
We have multiple industries that need to be updated that include space, military, renewable energies, telecommunications, etc... One of the only ways I can think of to overcome this tech gap is to build economic clusters designed to increase innovation and then spread that innovation across American manufacturing (and other strategic partners) to move to the next digital platform (...or maybe we can go back and just throw stones and spears at each other again. I think I saw my childhood slingshot in some boxes. I don't recommend that approach.🤷).
Watch the video for yourself. We have everything we need to leap forward except a point/strategic direction to sail all ships/entities towards in 20 years, the will to compete as a unified nation that views itself with a mission (Its core national reason for existence), and maximum diversified human capital engagement to meet those challenges in a way that a society bent on "sameness" will have difficulty.
Diversity is messy but when you get everyone rowing in the same direction....they can solve problems that others can't even begin to think of because they don't have the collective neural bandwidth from different kinds of world views/experiences to see problems from so many different directions (collective conscious expansion.). It requires a level of universalization of values so everyone knows they are on the same team and solving the same problem.
This is where we need to take a good look at ourselves (and our political choices. This isn't for or against anyone...just a general saying.) and say, "Are we really doing everything we can to make our country the strongest with the most options?" If your/we not feeling good about your/our answer you/we might need to self reflect more. Think about it.....what has changed in the last 5 years? Are we feeling secure as #1?
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