Schimpf: Autonomous Defense Tech Makes Invading Taiwan Immensely Hard
Brian Schimpf · No Priors Ep. 19 | With Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf · Jun 1, 2023 · at 12:51
Brian Schimpf, CEO of Anduril, draws lessons from Ukraine regarding modern warfare in the Indo-Pacific theater.
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“It actually really favors the defender. Now, if you can operate in this new way it would be immensely hard for any sort of successful invasion of, you know, Taiwan to actually play out because of You know, what we've learned and what we've seen and how the US has responded and how allies have responded in terms of the types of technology you need.”
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