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Dr. Alex Karp at Hudson Institute’s annual gala in New York on November 11, 2025.
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China's first home-built aircraft carrier sets out from a port of Dalian DSIC Shipyard for sea trials on May 13, 2018. (Photo by Getty Images)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Tensing monitors a computer in support of the Advanced Battle Management System Onramp 2 on Sept. 2, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez/U.S. Air Force)
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The upgraded U.S.-made F-16 V fighters are displayed during a ceremony at the Chiayi Air Force in southern Taiwan on November 18, 2021. (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor approaches a Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker to receive aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean. (John Linzmeier/US Air National Guard)
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Sailors and Federal Firefighters combat a fire onboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina Ross)
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Taiwan military forces parades in front of Taiwan presidential palace on the occasion of the nation's 110 birthday. (Photo by Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carrying DF-100 ground-based land-attack missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carrying DF-17 missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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An artist’s rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, 2019. (U.S. Navy)
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Taiwan Airborne Service Corps conducts an anti-terror drill in Taipei, Taiwan on October 10, 2020. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Marisol Walker)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
