Asher Katz · Essay
The Neglected Logic of Survivability
A counter-narrative to the defense conversation's drift toward lethality — arguing that protection is the next category-defining defense premium.
Anchored in U.S. Army doctrine, Phillips O'Brien's War and Power, and RUSI's Ukraine assessments, this standalone essay pushes back on the defense conversation's drift toward lethality. Katz argues survivability is treated as a side account in the FY2025 DoD budget, and that protection is the next category-defining defense premium.
