Arsenal of Democracy | Brad Bowman

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Politics, Energy, Healthcare, News, World, Society & Culture, Regulations, Finance, America, Freedom

4.6 • 16K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

America’s defense industrial base is woefully behind production on new advanced weapons systems, and slow to deliver those systems to strategic allies like Taiwan. The axis of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea is shifting the global balance of military capabilities in their favor. All of this adds up to what defense expert Brad Bowman calls the most dangerous geostrategic threat for the United States since 1945. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover bureaucratic and legislative reforms that would reinvigorate America’s defense industry and speed up weapons deliveries to our allies. He gives an analysis of the Chinese military’s strengths and weaknesses in an invasion of Taiwan. And he discusses the policy options for arming Mexico against the drug cartels.

Brad Bowman serves as senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where he focuses on U.S. defense strategy and policy. He has served as a national security advisor to members of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, as well as an active duty U.S. Army officer, Black Hawk pilot, and assistant professor at West Point. Follow him on X at @Brad_L_Bowman.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.1	That all men are created.
0:03.4	As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.3	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:09.0	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.6	China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold.
0:18.7	We hold these truths.
0:20.1	We hold these truths. With Dan Crenshaw.
0:22.2	The angle has landed.
0:24.0	Welcome back to Hold These Truths. Greatest podcast ever. Give us five stars.
0:28.8	Today, we are talking national security. I know that's a frequent topic on this podcast.
0:32.9	But, you know, the thing is, the first hundred days of Trump's presidency, a lot of it has been focused on foreign affairs, national security, his deal with Ukraine, the attempt to deal with Russia, dealing with the Middle East.
0:47.7	There's just a lot of fires to put out around the world, and the president's working hard on it.
0:52.6	So there's just a lot of updates to give you guys.
0:54.9	So today I brought in one of many experts on the on the topic as we always do. Today we're
1:00.6	excited to be joined by Bradley Bowman. Brad, thanks for being on. Thank you. Very much. Great to be here.
1:05.4	Real honor. Thank you. I go by Brad. Brad works. Yeah. Okay. Now he's the senior director of the Center for Military and Political Power at the
1:13.5	Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
1:15.6	In D.C., you have to have a really long title.
1:17.6	Long titles.
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