This means that if another country’s military is capable of ending a person’s life, the USA must find a way to one-up that somehow. Otherwise both fighting forces are equally lethal.
What does she have planned? Do they have a weapon that can destroy the eternal soul?
The only things I think we’re behind on are hypersonic missiles and recruitment, so maybe that’s what she means. Then again China is catching up to us on aircraft and navy vessels, so maybe there’s talk about expanding the Air Force/Navy to maintain our lead in those areas.