Lt Col Tony Shaffer on Pentagon Spending for 21st Century Threats - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2N2GhjahNo&feature=share&list=UUueciKwrchJ2gtls5tAHD6A

Lt Col Tony Shaffer talks to Michael Ostrolenk about how the Pentagon needs to rethink the threat matrix and organize around present day and future threats. He discusses how the Department of Defense is organized around a cold war model model created in 1947 which is no longer sustainable or useful. As part of the process of reform, he says the Pentagon needs to spend a lot less money and spend it a lot more efficiently. He lays out the present day and future challenges including access to energy/resources, cyber-war, and the need to grow our R&D base. Tony thinks we need to focus more resources on special operations and cyber-space. Lt Col Shaffer is a fellow at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies- http://www.c4ads.org