https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/09/america-weapons-china-00100373

The Pentagon is freaking out about a potential war with China

By POLITICO MAGAZINE 

06/09/2023 10:09 AM EDT

“If you knew that we had to defend Taiwan in three years, then we’re already two years too late,” says Heather Penney, a former Air National Guard pilot and senior fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “It takes two years to budget for these platforms, a year to set up supply, a third year to put all that together, and it takes roughly five years to produce an experienced combat pilot.”