Peter Mitchell
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Military Strategy
August 18, 2025
To Deter in the Present Tense
Modernizing existing platforms isn’t as flashy as new, expensive programs, but they bring no less capability to the fight. In an era of fiscal...
Peter Mitchell • RealClearDefense
Air Warfare
May 27, 2025
America's 21st Century Fighter Gap
Why Golden Dome Exposes the Need for More 5th Generation Aircraft Golden Dome has captured headlines as America's next-generation missile defense...
Peter Mitchell • RealClearDefense
Defense Budget
April 2, 2025
Golden Dome: Learning From the Past To Gild the Future
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately [golden] dome decree - Samuel Taylor Coleridge Two months ago, President Trump directed the development of a...
Peter Mitchell • RealClearDefense
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