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 Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This episode will be talking about the importance of building three SSN -774 Virginia Class Block V submarines per year to keep up with global threats while expanding capacity beyond current capabilities.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
In this episode will be discussing the importance of building three DDG – 51 Arleigh Burke Class Block III’s Destroyers per year for our national security goals, global foot-print, and defense industry capacity.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This Episode will be talking about how important it will be to appropriate four billion dollars per year to the Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) budget for sustainment and infrastructure improvement.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
In this episode of Common Sense Defense we will discussing the importance of placing a Five-Year freeze on decommissioning ships we will cover various components and costs associated with decommissioning ships along with the impact on the overall naval battle force.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
In this Episode we will be discussing Congressional efforts to protect Battle Force Ships from the National Defense Authorization Act’s decommissioning program. This episode is important as it shows that congress sees the importance of saving legacy platforms before replacements are available.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This Episode will be discussing The National Defense Strategy Fact Sheet and the impact the Navy’s Battle Force reduction plan will have on preparedness and why it’s imperative that we Build Our Navy.
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This Episode will be covering the details on how to address our nations congressional leaders are working on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. We will be talking about how it's not time deconstruct and decommission much of our navy, but it’s time - to Build Our Navy!
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Is an overview of current situation our Navy is in regarding battle force levels and reductions proposed by the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act along with action common everyday people can take to impact the big-picture.
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!