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Experts call for halt of AI chip exports to China after White House distillation warning
An AI policy group argues the move is necessary after the White House warned that Beijing is attempting to use U.S. AI systems to build similar capabilities.
Threats
China has ‘deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns’ to steal US AI models, White House says
Administration officials said they would be working with the private sector to counter foreign-led distillation campaigns.
Policy
The counterterrorism czar without a counterterrorism plan
Iranian threats against U.S. targets have brought renewed attention to the absence of Sebastian Gorka's long-promised doctrine.
Defense Systems
Space-based missile defense may cost too much for Golden Dome’s 12-figure spending plan
Czar doesn’t know if the ambitious tech can be affordably produced.
Science & Tech
Put nuclear reactors in space within a few years, White House tells Pentagon
The push follows other Trump-administration efforts to expand nuclear power.
Ideas
4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the US in the great power game
Trump further strains U.S. alliances while enabling China and Russia to advance regional influence.
Business
US push to counter hackers draws industry deeper into offensive cyber debate
The White House is expanding the market for offensive cyber capabilities—and drawing more of the private sector into that ecosystem—even as policy boundaries around their use remain unclear.
Policy
Budget would cut Pentagon research by one-third. Can industry compensate?
Tech firms are more willing to spend their own money on R&D.
Policy
Navy shipbuilding request rises nearly 50% in 2027 proposal
The White House aims to fund nearly 20 warships plus initial work on a battleship class.
Policy
Trump's $18B Golden Dome request bets almost entirely on reconciliation
Relying on unusual budget maneuvers has the program on "unstable footing," one expert says.
Policy
White House aims to fold DHS' main intel arm into secretary's office
Last year, the administration halved the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Will lawmakers preserve its independence?
Threats
Once again, Trump declines to describe desired end-state to his Iran war
In a primetime address, the president doesn’t list military objectives or what the U.S. wants from Tehran.
Policy
Space Command wants to move nearly 200 people to new Alabama HQ this year
April will see the ribbon cut on a new top-secret facility, its commander told lawmakers.
Ideas
The National Security Council is missing in action
The Trump administration's lack of a consistent rationale for the war on Iran underscores the importance of a functioning NSC.
Policy
Trump claims ‘good and productive’ talks with Iran, which denies negotiating
President says Hormuz would be under "joint control," removing uranium would be "very easy."
Ideas
Pentagon leaders called Claude AI 'woke.' Tests show otherwise.
The blacklist against Anthropic deprives the federal government of one of the most rigorously neutral—and capable—AI models.
Policy
Record-smashing $1.5-trillion spending proposal will fund only the ‘most essential things’: comptroller
The Pentagon’s acting CFO also said that just a sliver of the $153 billion reconciliation funds remains unallocated.
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