“Defending the homeland” has always been the point of the national defense strategy, experts argue, but the precursors to the forthcoming update hint that the way the U.S. practices homeland defense could be changing.
While deterring China—the top priority listed in the most recent strategies—is seen as part of the larger project of protecting the homeland, current defense planning guidance is more specific about operations on American soil playing a bigger role.
“We’re already seeing that they view homeland defense in this administration as including border security, counter-drug operations, even domestic law enforcement, right?” Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said Thursday at a Center for a New American Security event. “And so if…more
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