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drwozniak's review
1.0
Most smooth brained book I’ve read in a minute. The entire book rests on ignoring real-world data and history of the US military and buying into what the US military likes to say about itself.
The most glaring example is when the author says that “it’s hard to imagine” the United States military ever overstepping international law and acting maliciously. The My Lai Massacre and all of Cambodia beg to differ. Good lord.
Good read if you want to see what uncritical people think.
The most glaring example is when the author says that “it’s hard to imagine” the United States military ever overstepping international law and acting maliciously. The My Lai Massacre and all of Cambodia beg to differ. Good lord.
Good read if you want to see what uncritical people think.
mudslide's review against another edition
2.0
Eh. This audiobook had a very boring narrator. The content was bursts of excitement interspersed with extreme boredom.
kwheeles's review against another edition
3.0
Good overview of the current state of US defense vis-a-vis other major powers (China, Russia). We are no longer in a position to dominate China in the case of military confrontation.
kaysquireads's review against another edition
4.0
A necessary and clear call to action for anyone in or impacted by US defense. I underlined and starred so many statements that resonated with me in how we hold ourselves back from ingenuity and innovation… While Brose cut quickly and deeply to the point here, he was a little repetitive at the end for me. Either way, this should be required reading in all military education.
demonxore's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
In my personal rating system, I would give The Kill Chain 3 stars because of how repetitive it is, but since this is an outward-facing venue I'll give it a 4 star review. It is important for folks to read this book and understand the current state of affairs in the defense world.
The Kill Chain by Christian Brose details the ways in which the American defense system has stagnated over the past 30 years while other countries (namely China) have been investing their efforts into technological integration of traditional warfare platforms. This book highlights that while the US continues to spend money on defense, that spending goes toward slight upgrades of the same platforms over and over again rather than creating new and innovative solutions that will change the game. There is an alarming lack of creativity in defense development, and this complacency could lead to the US eventually lose a major conflict with power players.
While the repetition of Brose's thesis was a bit irritating to me, I think it could be useful to help persuade those who are resistant to changing the current defense system that the US really needs increased innovation in the DoD space, along with greater commercial partnerships. Neo-luddites who believe that the best way defense systems should operate is by hoardes of warfighters hand-jamming data into outmoded computers really need to read this book.
The Kill Chain by Christian Brose details the ways in which the American defense system has stagnated over the past 30 years while other countries (namely China) have been investing their efforts into technological integration of traditional warfare platforms. This book highlights that while the US continues to spend money on defense, that spending goes toward slight upgrades of the same platforms over and over again rather than creating new and innovative solutions that will change the game. There is an alarming lack of creativity in defense development, and this complacency could lead to the US eventually lose a major conflict with power players.
While the repetition of Brose's thesis was a bit irritating to me, I think it could be useful to help persuade those who are resistant to changing the current defense system that the US really needs increased innovation in the DoD space, along with greater commercial partnerships. Neo-luddites who believe that the best way defense systems should operate is by hoardes of warfighters hand-jamming data into outmoded computers really need to read this book.