Don't cut this key driver of technological advantage

As Pentagon leaders look to shift money to new priorities—$50 billion in each of the next five years—they should take care to preserve a longstanding area of investment that pays off: defense-related research and development at America’s universities.Although it’s important to crack down on waste and curb inefficiencies, significant cuts would endanger national security. Since World War II, such funding has produced technological breakthroughs that have made our military&