In case you missed it – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds, a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, penned a new op-ed for Defense Scoop outlining the “disastrous” consequences of proposals to force the U.S. military to vacate bands needed to protect America against missile attacks and other threats. Instead, he urged Congress to embrace an “aggressive pursuit of spectrum sharing technology.”
“I agree with my colleagues that we need to dominate next-generation wireless technologies to stay ahead of our adversaries and advance strong economic growth … Unfortunately, when it comes to how to reach that goal, some are willing to sell Department of Defense (DOD) capabilities for short term economic gain. This would be just as disastrous to our national security in the long run as not developing our 5G networks,” wrote Rounds.
Read more below.
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Defense Scoop: Protection of spectrum by Congress also protects Trump’s Iron Dome from shortsighted 5G policy
By Senator Mike Rounds
February 26, 2025
Our nation finds itself in a threat environment more complex than anything we have faced since at least the Second World War. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea all seek to undermine the United States’ position in the world and limit Western values. Their leaders’ destructive ambitions are clear. The Chinese Communist Party in particular wants to replace us as the leading force in the world, a geopolitical development that we all agree is unacceptable.
Communist China is especially dangerous because, unlike other adversaries, it is able to compete with and potentially surpass the United States economically.