Becca Wasser
@becca_wasser
Deputy Director & Senior Fellow, Defense Program; Lead, The Gaming Lab at CNAS. Tweets on U.S. defense strategy, wargaming, and more. Usual caveats apply.
🎙️New Derisky Business🎙️ 🪖@becca_wasser joins @EmilyKilcrease1 and @geoffreygertz on America's atrophied defense industrial base and why tariffs aren't helping. 🇨🇳 Emily and Geoff on the U.S. trade negotiations with China. Listen now: cnas.org/publications/p…
Heading to @reindsummit? Check out our conversation with @becca_wasser and @PhilSheers from @CNASdc: We cover hard truths about the Defense Industrial Base, and why manufacturing / supply chain resilience matter. BLUF: There's a "massive chasm" between our defense strategy…
Thanks to @RepGaramendi for joining us @CNASdc yesterday to talk about the defense industrial base--and for the kind words about our latest report on the issue. cnas.org/publications/r…
Honored to be selected to speak at @CNASdc unveiling of their new report: From Production Lines to Front Lines. Their work is critical in guiding the revitalization of the U.S great defense industrial base.
Don't miss a CNAS discussion on how the U.S. can revitalize the defense industrial base 📅Tomorrow, 9:30 a.m 🎙️@RepGaramendi 🎙️Douglas Bush 🎙️Tom Jones 🎙️@becca_wasser 🎙️@StaciePettyjohn
"It's going to very difficult not only for the US to be able to get some of the critical equipment that it might need into the Pacific, but it also might struggle to get some of the critical components that it needs out of the Indo-Pacific." mwi.westpoint.edu/mwi-podcast-th…
President Trump heads to Saudi Arabia to incentivize investments in U.S. defense industry. If the 2017 arms deal is any indication, then we shouldn't hold our breath. I talked to @npratc about whether past is prologue and why arms sales are hard to track: npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-…
A damning graphic illustrating the disconnect between industrial reality and military plans. Even with major investment in 155mm production, the US still can't produce enough to keep pace with Ukrainian consumption or decisively impact the battlefield. cnas.org/publications/r…
Shortages in 155 mm ammunition have limited Ukrainian capabilities and have come to symbolize how the defense industrial base of the U.S. and its allies has atrophied since the end of the Cold War. 🧵⬇️
The US defense industrial base cannot keep pace with defense modernization efforts while also filling the massive demand for defense items in Ukraine, the Middle East, & the Indo-Pacific. Interesting new report by my @CNASdc colleagues Becca Wasser & Philip Sheers.…
"The United States needs a different defense industrial base than it has today if it wants to deter and prevail in future great power conflict." Read the new report from @becca_wasser and @PhilSheers: cnas.org/publications/r…
From my latest @CNASdc report:
A new CNAS report on the US defence industrial base. Simple conclusion: "The U.S. DIB is projected to be unable to meet the expected demands of future great power conflict...The DIB lacks the surge capacity to rapidly replenish weapons needed" s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org…
"The United States needs a different defense industrial base than it has today if it wants to deter and prevail in future great power conflict." Read the new report from @becca_wasser and @PhilSheers: cnas.org/publications/r…
Pleased to release my latest @CNASdc report with @PhilSheers on how to revitalize the U.S. defense industrial base so that it can keep pace with modern conflict, deter a future China challenge, and secure U.S. and global interests. Read more here: cnas.org/publications/r…
Technical and policy misalignment on military AI creates new interoperability issues that risk countries being unable to fight together in the future. In @ForeignPolicy, Josh Wallin & I explain why military AI interoperability must be a priority. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/24/mil…
"Just an increase in defense spending isn't enough, because its unclear exactly what those funds will go to." CNAS defense expert @becca_wasser joined the @BBC to assess the European defense industrial base and more.
The U.S. does not have a force equipped with the appropriate mix of capabilities and a concept for employing them to defeat the PLA. Read how the Trump administration can fix that by @StaciePettyjohn, @CarltonHaelig, @becca_wasser, and Josh Wallin. cnas.org/publications/c…
From @StaciePettyjohn, @CarltonHaelig, @becca_wasser, and @natsec_wallin: "Build a High-Low Mix to Enhance America’s Warfighting Edge and Deter China" cnas.org/publications/c…
Big questions for Trump's SecDef pick on key defense issues in today's hearing. What are the DoD priorities? Where are they going to put money and time--readiness or modernization? And what is the priority for deterrence--the Indo-Pacific or brushfires around the globe?
Yesterday, I spoke with Becca Wasser from the Center for a New American Security. Thank you to @CNASdc for hosting me and for the opportunity to discuss the current state of irregular warfare. Check out the video of our conversation here: cnas.org/events/mission…
Looking forward to hosting @ASD_SOLIC tomorrow to talk about irregular warfare in an era of great power competition. Join us @CNASdc Wed 17 Dec at 10am ET, register here: cnas.org/events/mission…
Big announcement: Canberra is investing $12B USD in producing missiles in Australia. cnas.org/publications/c…