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Episode: Why Speed, Not Size, Will Define the Next War
Pub date: 2025-11-01

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As global tensions rise, AI and autonomy are transforming how nations prepare for conflict.

In this episode, Horacio Rozanski, CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton and Gary Shield, CEO of Shield AI join Erik Torenberg to discuss how technology, speed, and public–private partnerships are reshaping America’s defense strategy.

They cover lessons from Ukraine and Taiwan, the rise of autonomous systems, and why the future of warfare will be defined by software, agility, and innovation.

 

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