Common Sense Defense
The Common Sense Defense Podcast allows defense policy to be accessible, relatable, and easily understandable for the common everyday person. Defense Priority - Our first priority is helping our Navy remain viable and increasingly lethal while it freezes the decommissioning of key platforms and builds additional naval combatants above current projections to deter the PRC’s global ambitions. Process - The Common Sense Defense Podcast compliments the book, China Rising: The Case for Containment which gives information about increasing the deterrence value of our Navy and the Common Sense Defense Podcast presents actions that can be taken by everyday Americans to increase the size of our Naval Battle Force as well as to enhance the efficiency of our National Defense.
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Episodes
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Explore the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence on society, with a specific focus on its disruptive impact on the Defense establishment. Join us as we delve into strategies for preparing and conducting warfare in the future within the context of AI advancements. Discover the critical role of collaboration with treaty defense partners, such as Australia and the United Kingdom. Our discussion highlights the vital importance of staying ahead of near-peer adversaries, emphasizing how effective deterrence is key to maintaining global security. Tune in to gain insights into the evolving landscape of AI in defense and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of warfare.
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
This episode delves deeper into the fundamentals of the AUKUS agreement and explores its implementation over the coming years. Of particular significance, we examine the substantial multi-billion-dollar investment from both Australia and the U.S. in the U.S. Submarine industrial base. This investment lays the groundwork for streamlined submarine production in the years to come. Join us as we unravel the intricacies of this pivotal collaboration.
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
In this episode, we delve into the fundamentals of the AUKUS agreement and explore its phased implementation over the coming years. Significantly, we examine the substantial multi-billion-dollar joint investment by Australia and the U.S. in the American submarine industrial base, establishing a crucial foundation for streamlined submarine production in the times ahead. Join us as we unravel the key elements shaping the future of this groundbreaking collaboration.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This episode is about taking advantage of the Mk VI patrol boat for use in over-the-horizon the Anti-ship strike mission by using the Naval Strike Missiles and employment of the littoral expeditionary insertion operations.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This episode is about Congress appropriating 1.5 billion dollars per year for the block-buy of three LPD 17 Block II San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ships to sustain our shipbuilding industry in Mississippi.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This episode will be talking about the importance of arming ten Amphibious and Auxiliaries per year for the support of the distributed lethality mission by utilizing two dedicated HIMARS launcher firing Precision Strike Missiles in an Anti-ship/Anti-surface mode.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This episode will be talking about the importance of building two Spearhead Class EPF – 1 Fast Transports for the support of distributed lethality by utilizing a dedicated HIMARS launcher firing Precision Strike Missiles in an Anti-ship/Anti-surface mode.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This episode will be talking about the importance of building three FFG- 62 Constellation Class Frigates per year while reducing production errors and streamlining capacity.
China Rising: The Case for Containment
Explore what action the United States and its allies can take to address the rapid militarization of the South China Sea by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and other military services.
Extract
China Rising: The Case For Containment focuses on developing a multi-domain approach to the defense structure in the Indo-Pacific region by offering modifications to current and future weapons systems development and deployment. It also provides pragmatic counters to the PLAN’s man-made islands, hypersonic weapons, aircraft, ships, and submarine forces. China Rising, The Case For Containment is divided into three sections: History & Policy, Technology and War, and The Economics of War. Each section takes a different approach to Chinese militarism and actions the US and its Allies can utilize to create interlocking systems to present a more efficient approach to contain China’s rapid rise.
Common Sense Defense
The Common Sense Defense Podcast is where defense policy is accessible, relatable and can be understood by the common everyday person.
Our first project is helping our Navy to remain viable and increasingly lethal over the next decade as it restructures.
The issue currently before Congress is the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act which slates 24 Naval Combatants to be cut from our fleet. This reduction directly impacts our nation’s ability to carry out global responsibilities and provide ample national defense. Having already cut back over 10 ships in the 2022 NDAA and projecting to cut even more ships in FY 2024 our Navy is in an emergency situation!
By FY 2024, despite congressional efforts to save some of the FY 2023 NDAA cuts, the U.S. navy will be looking at a battle force between the high 270's and low 280's against China’s 355 and Russia’s 220 plus naval combatants. With both strategic competitors doing joint naval exercises, sharing intelligence, and forging closer militarily ties, we can only expect more strategic collaboration in the future which will present substantial challenges to our global operational footprint. It is not time deconstruct and decommission much of our navy it’s time - to Build Our Navy!