https://t.co/FCAMNh5VqtMario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal):🇪🇺 EUROPE BUILDS A “DEMOCRACY SHIELD” - DIGITAL IRON DOME FOR (WHAT THEY CALL) TRUTHThe EU just went full cyber-paladin.Brussels unveiled its “European Democracy Shield”, a continent-wide defense grid designed to block disinformation, foreign meddling, and information warfare https://t.co/3e4CIM49Mh ...

Geopolitical Strategy & Risks - Focusing on domestic targets like Littleton could distract the United States and its resources, hindering mobilization in a crisis due to China's actions in the Indo-Pacific region [1] - China may use domestic distractions to weaken US response capabilities in the Indo-Pacific [1] - Targeting critical infrastructure could have a disproportionate impact, especially if multiple locations are targeted simultaneously alongside an information campaign [2] Targeted Infrastructure - Littleton's water supply is vulnerable, and its disruption could significantly impact the entire country [2] - Critical infrastructure believed to have been targeted by China includes New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 13 gas pipeline operators, the Port of Houston, and major phone companies [2]

US-China Space Race & National Security - China views space as a battlefield and has been developing space weapons since 2007, gaining a first-mover advantage [1][2] - The US needs dedicated space superiority capabilities to defend its infrastructure and maintain military and economic superiority [3][4] - The US is behind China in fielding defensive and offensive space capabilities at scale [8] Defense Industry & Supply Chain - Onshoring manufacturing and investing in the US industrial base are crucial for national security, especially with increasing tariffs and China's aggression [6] - The industry anticipates impacts from tariffs, particularly when space superiority systems are produced at scale [5][6] - The Defense Department is shifting capital from legacy programs with billion-dollar satellites to proliferated, low-cost architectures [11] Company Strategy & Investment - The company is building low-cost space superiority platforms designed to defend infrastructure in space [12] - The company focuses on military applications of space rather than civil space [9] - The company plans to raise capital again, benefiting from the intersection of defense tech and space trends [13]

Now joining us to talk about AI in the military and defense is uh Michelle Ga, CEO of the Croc uh Institute uh for tech diplomacy at Purdue University. She's a former assistant secretary of state for global public affairs in the first Trump administration. And um I wish I hadn't had to to uh to read all your notes on this because it's just very concerning uh Michelle at this point.I I mean it could be I guess it's like anything. It's a tool that could be used for immense good, but it it could also in in the ...