July 17, 2025

Ep. 52: How to Rebuild Americas Defense Industrial Base

In this episode ahead of Reindustrialize, Noah sits down with Becca Wasser and Phil Sheers from the Center for New American Security (CNAS) to discuss their groundbreaking report on America's defense industrial base crisis.

Watch the full interview on Crossing the Valley.

  • Commentary

    Defense

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    U.S. Iran Talks Face Persistent Impasse

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    By Becca Wasser

    • Video
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  • Commentary

    Defense

    Defense Tech’s Big Test

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    By Mela Louise Norman

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    Defense

    U.S. Missile Stockpiles Under Pressure

    Germany is buying US Tomahawk missiles even as Europe races to build its own defense industry. Bloomberg Economics' Becca Wasser, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a ...

    By Becca Wasser

    • July 9, 2026

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