How foolish an argument. Something I would expect Sheila Jackson Lee to come up with.
Given the state of weapons today, Survivability is something they might as well abandon as a goal. The real key is out shooting your enemy. Hot steel on target and as much as you can throw out there.
The term force multiplier is a fraud.
The Navy fails this test as it seems weapons are merely an afterthought. Take a look at the armaments slapped on a Russian ship and take a few notes.
Bring back the battleships.
A lot of Russian hardware is designed to be very deadly, for a very short period of time. The Russians accept that they are going to lose ships & aircraft at a very high rate.
I'm not sure that any western Navy or Airforce would ever publically admit the same.