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Again and again, American taxpayers are asked to open their wallets and pay for a national security machine that costs $1.25 trillion to operate. How is it possible that their government so often gets it wrong on so many critical issues? And if our expensive national security machine is broken, what can be done? This exhaustively researched book looks at the major challenges facing America—from superpowers like Russia and China to emerging threats like pandemics, cybersecurity, climate change, and drones—and reimagines the national security apparatus into something that can truly keep Americans safe.
Thom is the director of the Project for Media and National Security. He is the former national security and foreign policy editor for The New York Times’ Washington Bureau, and he is co-author of the bestseller Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda.