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- ↑ Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (February 2022). "State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base" (PDF).
- ↑ Allen, Gregory (August 20, 2024). "Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?". Center for Strategic and International Studies.
- ↑ Jones, Seth G. "The U.S. Industrial Base Is Not Prepared for a Possible Conflict with China". features.csis.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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- ↑ "The Military Industry... It's Complex". NPR. February 2024.
