Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/21/is-the-us-ready-for-the-next-war
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Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?

The article discusses how the proliferation of drones and artificial intelligence in global conflicts, particularly in Ukraine, is challenging the United States' military supremacy. It examines the Pentagon's slow adaptation, the rise of agile defense-tech companies like Anduril, and the strategic implications for potential future conflicts, especially with China over Taiwan.

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and neither are the civilians who are considered as collateral by leaders and their algorithms they don't even understand.

Published

2025

Summary

The article discusses how the proliferation of drones and artificial intelligence in global conflicts, particularly in Ukraine, is challenging the United States' military supremacy. It examines the Pentagon's slow adaptation, the rise of agile defense-tech companies like Anduril, and the strategic implications for potential future conflicts, especially with China over Taiwan.

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