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National security implications of deferred maintenance in infrastructure

Antti Ruokonen  |  January 13, 2021

By Antti Ruokonen, includes “Deferred maintenance of critical infrastructure is a local, state and federal challenge that is a global phenomenon. … The monetary costs associated with deferred maintenance continue to grow until maintenance is done. … The United States’s management of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater presents significant national security challenges. … As the United States distributes the coronavirus vaccine or braces for the next hurricane, the only danger won’t just be a storm or a pandemic but will also be hidden beneath the cracks in the concrete.”

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