Emma Watkins

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Emma Watkins is a research assistant in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense.

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  • Army Modernization Is Better Late Than Never

    Emma Watkins
    The U.S. Army is the world’s premier land force. Its primary role is to defeat enemy forces through conventional warfare, but it can perform an ever-widening range of functions. But these additional capabilities require steady investment and recruitment to be effective. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army engaged in thousands of operations and had to…
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  • Repair Backlog Illustrates Navy’s Readiness Challenge

    Emma Watkins
  • Weapons Displayed at China’s Military Parade Should Be a Wake-Up Call to US

    Emma Watkins
  • Forged by the Sea, and Centuries of Devotion to the American People

    Emma Watkins
  • Is the Navy’s Submarine Missile Program Going Down the Tubes?

    Emma Watkins
  • Boeing’s Dropping Bid for Next-Generation ICBM Represents Shrinking Industrial Base

    Emma Watkins
  • Why Trump Is Right to Pull Out of Nuclear Treaty With Russia

    Emma Watkins
  • Countering China, Trump Seeks to Increase Domestic Production of Rare Earths

    Emma Watkins
  • Nominee for Joint Chiefs Chairman Holds Forward-Looking Vision for Military

    Emma Watkins
  • How Sole Sources of Military Spare Parts Squander Defense Dollars, Risk National Security

    Emma Watkins
  • On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Sacrifices at Normandy Must Not Be Forgotten

    Emma Watkins