The U.S. military has long prioritized the ability to fight two wars simultaneously in different parts of the world, similar to its efforts in the Pacific and European theaters during World War II.
But Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, a data mining software company known for its work in defense and intelligence, warned that the United States may have to fight wars in three different theaters in the future.
He said to New York Times He said he believes the United States will “likely” find itself in a three-front war with China, Russia and Iran. As a result, he said the Pentagon should continue developing autonomous weapons at full speed, noting the huge mismatch in how far the United States is prepared to go when fighting a war compared to other countries.
“I think we live in an era where nuclear deterrence is becoming less effective because the West is less likely to use anything like a nuclear bomb, while our adversaries might,” he added. “Where there is technological parity but there is moral disparity, the actual disparity is much greater than people think.”
“In fact, since we are technologically equal but not morally equal, they have a huge advantage,” Karp continued.
He also said the military is getting very close to the threshold where “somewhat autonomous drones” capable of killing become the most important weapons.
“The person who saw this in Ukraine already,” Karp noted.
Elsewhere in the sprawling Times In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Obama also touched on his personal life, business practices and views on a range of people and issues, urging Democrats to show more strength.
“Are we strong enough to scare our adversaries out of going to war? Do the Chinese, the Russians, the Persians think we’re strong?” said Karp, who backed President Joe Biden and is now backing Vice President Kamala Harris. “The president needs to tell them that if you cross these lines, this is what we’re going to do, and then you have to enforce it.”
Waging war on three fronts at once would likely require more troops, despite any increased reliance on drones or other autonomous weapons.
After years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has been shrinking in size, while the Defense Department has turned more attention to the Pacific and a potential conflict with China.
While on a separate train of thought about race, class, and affirmative action, Karp said: Times It is also a “professional project”.
“I think part of the reason why our culture is so divided is that ultimately, by and large, it’s only middle-class and working-class people who are doing all the fighting,” he explained.
Palantir representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Meanwhile, Palantir has come under fire for its support for Israel during its war with Hamas, and Karp has previously admitted that some of his employees will continue to resign over this stance.
He said to Times He won’t apologize for what he believes in and who Palantir supports: “I won’t apologize for defending the US government at the border, defending special operations, and bringing people home. I don’t apologize for giving our product to Ukraine or Israel or a lot of other places.”
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