1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 3, 2021Defense Primer: The National Technology and Industrial BaseWhat is the NTIB? The National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) consists of the people and organizations engaged in national security and dual-use research and development (R&D), p
2、roduction, maintenance, and related activities within the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The NTIB, as established by 10 U.S.C. 2500, is intended to support national security objectives of the United States, including supplying military operations; conducting advanced R&D a
3、nd systems development to ensure technological superiority of the U.S. Armed Forces; securing reliable sources of critical materials; and developing industrial preparedness to support operations in wartime or during a national emergency. Establishing the NTIB During World War II, shipments of critic
4、al wartime materials to the United States were disrupted. To ensure a supply of defense articles in future conflicts, Congress and the executive branch sought to establish a more robust domestic defense industrial base. Over the next half-century, evolving U.S. national security objectives led to ne
