Dr. Mark T. Esper
@MarkTEsper
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Proud husband & father. Army and Gulf War veteran. 27th Secretary of Defense and 23d Secretary of the Army. Author of NYT bestselling memoir — “A Sacred Oath.”
Washington, DC
Joined November 2020
Place shapes perspective, and few regions are better positioned than D.C. to lead the next wave of defense innovation. 📍 @NateDoughty covers @SteveCase’s conversation with former Secretary of Defense @MarkTEsper at @StationDC_HQ in @WBJonline. ⤵️
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Defense startups should focus on novel tech and secure contracts to attract VC funding, say investors Steve Case and Mark Esper at Station D.C.
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Glad to hear this. Smart and necessary!
Taiwan is now planning to spend more on its defense and reach 5% of GDP by 2030. Taipei hopes to demonstrate to Washington that it’s a real security partner worthy of American support. https://t.co/1bPq9BahmX
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Fmr. Secretary of Defense @MarkTEsper weighs in on President Trump's meeting with Russian President Putin and whether Trump can negotiate a ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine.
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Fmr. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with reaction to today's summit between Pres. Putin and Pres. Trump concerning the Ukraine war.
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Very sorry to learn of Ed’s passing. He was a true and original leader of the conservative movement. Heritage was Pres Reagan’s think tank in the 1980s and continued to advocate for sound, principled conservative policies throughout Ed’s distinguished tenure. I was fortunate to
The Heritage Foundation released the following statement today from Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts and Board of Trustees Chairman Barb Van Andel-Gaby, lauding the legacy and mourning the loss of Heritage Founder Edwin J. Feulner: It is with great sorrow that we announce
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@MarkTEsper calls for "cooperation and bipartisanship" in America today: "We need to get back to more of a political consensus and find people who are willing to work together to advance the agenda today, the President's agenda…and show that we can still lead and get things
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"One of the accomplishments of the first Trump administration, certainly from the DoD [perspective], was the recognition through our national defense strategy...that the era of counterterrorism was behind us," says @MarkTEsper. "We should start stacking munitions in preparation
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.@MarkTEsper says the U.S. long did not grasp what it means to conduct a long war in an era of great-power competition. He argues we must build the industrial base and that there is still not a sufficient sense of urgency in the Executive Branch and in Congress.
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As I predicted over a week ago on @CNBCOvertime, we now learn that Iran has suspended all cooperation with the IAEA. We need inspectors in there NOW to assess the state of Iran’s nuclear program, find the missing enriched uranium, reinstall cameras, etc as part of a comprehensive
Upcoming negotiations with Iran will be tough, says fmr. Secretary of Defense @MarkTEsper
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Kudos to POTUS for getting NATO to dramatically increase defense spending. The threats warrant it. However, the allies need to hit that mark much sooner. NATO SecGen Rutte said weeks ago that Russia could rearm and threaten the alliance by 2030. To deter future bad behavior by
NATO allies agree to increase their defense spending target from 2% of gross domestic product to 5% by 2035, in the most decisive move from the alliance in over a decade.
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Iran will need to immediately turn over the nearly 900 lbs of uranium it enriched to 60% (can be used to create at least 9 atomic bombs); enable international dismantlement of its non compliant nuclear infrastructure; abide by all relevant NPT/IAEA requirements; and allow
Upcoming negotiations with Iran will be tough, says fmr. Secretary of Defense @MarkTEsper
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A great American who did much for our country. I was honored to know him, and was always struck by his pride in being a U.S. Marine more than what he accomplished with FedEx, even though it is such a great company. He was a superb patriot, entrepreneur, and businessman. May he
Fred Smith, who founded FedEx and turned it into a global transportation giant, died Saturday at age 80.
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Congrats to the US military on a job well done! It will take time to fully assess the effectiveness of the strikes and how long the Iranian nuclear program was set back, but clearly the world is much better off today. Time for Tehran to negotiate an end to hostilities that
The U.S.’s decision to move B-2 bombers to the west was a ruse while stealth bombers and submarines maneuvered for the Iran attack
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Given the horrific political shootings/murders in Minnesota this past Saturday, it unfortunately seems appropriate to recirculate an opinion piece I wrote last summer on the growing political violence, and the need to protect current and former officials who face real threats, as
"Surge in threats against US leaders demands urgent action" (@TheHillOpinion)
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“The push for widespread use of unmanned vessels in the US military goes back to the first Trump administration, with then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper in 2020 calling for hundreds of new uncrewed ships to be in the water in the coming decades.” We are years behind in going
breakingdefense.com
Company after company has introduced unmanned platforms, but as one analyst said, the Navy "just has not given the indication that they are buying these at scale."
‘Oversaturated’: Can the Navy make good on unmanned vessel demand after industry surge?
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Glad this happening. Japan is our most important ally in the IndoPacific, so it was never about national security. This is a good deal for steel production in the U.S., for my birth state Pennsylvania, and for steelworkers. “Yinzers” like me want to see USS operations modernized
Nippon Steel plans to complete its purchase of U.S. Steel after an agreement with the Trump administration to resolve national-security concerns
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Happy Birthday U.S. Army. Proud to be part of this great institution and family since 1982! https://t.co/jaIVrZEuNJ
🎉 250 Years Strong! 🇺🇸 Today, we celebrate 250 years of courage, commitment, and sacrifice. From 1775 to 2025, the U.S. Army has stood ready to defend freedom, at home and around the world. Today we honor the legacy of the Soldiers who came before and the next generation who
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Great idea. The Army has a history of doing similar things, whether during World War II to build America’s “arsenal of democracy,” or as recently as 2019 when my team and I stood up an Army Reserve “AI Task Force” at @CarnegieMellon university https://t.co/jRoAA65rGC to educate,
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The partnership augments the Army’s long-standing commitment to future technology, while strengthening ties to fundamental research in academia.
Uncle Sam is signing up some tech whizzes for military service. Executives from Palantir, Meta and OpenAI are joining a new innovation corps in the Army Reserve.
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Bold and decisive action by Israel. Iran was never going to agree to give up uranium enrichment. It was buying time to rebuild its missile defenses, secure its nuclear facilities, and expand operations in pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Iran has been a malevolent force throughout
Israel launched a major attack on Iran Friday, drawing their long-running shadow war into the open conflict in a way that could spiral into a wider, more dangerous regional war. Here's what we know.
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The U.S. must do a few things at once: preserve AUKUS and its pillars (eg, tech cooperation) AND build more attack submarines. The plan for a future Navy I put forward in 2020 called for building 3 subs a year given the clear overmatch we have over the Chinese and the critical
Cashiering Aukus would betray Australia and the U.K. and send a message of U.S. unreliability that would echo throughout Asia. https://t.co/2zusAqgVMj
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