On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International, Dr Gordon Adams, the senior White House budget official for national security during the Clinton administration who is now a distinguished fellow at the Quincy Institute and the Stimson Center as well as an American University professor emeritus, and Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute.

Topics:

— Update on Democratic efforts to forge a $1.85 trillion social package as defense debate stalls

— Whether chaotic social reform legislative process will backfire on Democrats and alienate independents

— Lawmakers’ response to China’s hypersonic weapon tests and testimony by the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

— The Biden administration’s approach to China as a military threat and how to defend Taiwanese territory from attack

— President Biden’s trip to Europe and opportunity to bring allies together

— Update on Iran nuclear negotiations and Israel’s preparations in the event of future operation against Tehran