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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 21 MIN

U.S. Military Readiness: Why America Can't Fight Two Wars at Once

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U.S. military readiness can no longer support two wars at once. The 2018 National Defense Strategy officially abandoned the two-war standard that guided military planning for decades, and the current force structure, readiness levels, and logistics capacity would be stretched past breaking point by simultaneous wars in the Middle East and the Pacific.Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep36Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep36About War DeskWar Desk is an investigative podcast using AI-assisted analysis of military intelligence, diplomatic signals, and conflict data to assess global war risk, with sources and references published on our website for verification.Produced by Island InvestigationSubscribe to NBN's NewsletterGet new investigations, new shows, and the raw intelligence you won't find anywhere else straight to your inbox.Sign up at nbn.fm/newsletter.

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U.S. military readiness can no longer support two wars at once. The 2018 National Defense Strategy officially abandoned the two-war standard that guided military planning for decades, and the current force structure, readiness levels, and logistics capacity would be stretched past breaking point by simultaneous wars in the Middle East and the Pacific. Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep36 Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-d...

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