Naval procurement unfolds across ten or twenty years, while social media rewards control of the next hour's news cycle. Institutions focused on immediate reaction will struggle to sustain long-term choices. The panel adds that public online escalation leaves less room for leaders to pause, think, and de-escalate. Communications tempo can become a strategic constraint even before it changes any ship specification.
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Social-media speed clashes with procurement and diplomatic time
The panel contrasts hour-by-hour online pressure with the decade-scale decisions required by shipbuilding and diplomacy.