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Christopher Kirchhoff on Military Innovation and the Future of War

2024-10-30 · 57 min · episode 225 · 10 entities

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Christopher Kirchhoff is an expert in emerging technology who founded the Pentagon's Silicon Valley office. He's led teams for President Obama, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and CEO of Google. He's worked in worlds as far apart as weapons development and philanthropy. His pioneering efforts to link Silicon Valley technology and startups to Washington has made him responsible for $70 billion in technology acquisition by the Department of Defense. He's penned many landmark reports, and he is the author of Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Future of War . Tyler and Christopher cover the ascendancy of drone warfare and how it will affect tactics both off and on the battlefield, the sobering prospect of hypersonic weapons and how they will shift the balance of power, EMP attacks, AI as the new arms race (and who's winning), the completely different technology ecosystem of an iPhone vs. an F-35, why we shouldn't nationalize AI labs, the problem with security clearances, why the major defense contractors lost their dynamism, how to overcome the "Valley of Death" in defense acquisition, the lack of executive authority in government, how Unit X began, the most effective type of government commission, what he'll learn next, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the  full video . Recorded July 23rd, 2024. Other ways to connect Follow us on  X  and  Instagram Follow  Tyler  on X Follow Christopher on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our  Discord Email us:  cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts  here .