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Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on New Technologies and Military Readiness

Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on New Technologies and Military Readiness

FromIntelligence Matters


Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work on New Technologies and Military Readiness

FromIntelligence Matters

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of Intelligence Matters, guest host Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld (ret.) speaks with Robert Work, the 32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense for both the Obama and Trump administration. Work and Winnefeld discuss the Pentagon's "Third Offset" Strategy, and delve into the military applications and ethical dimensions of technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum science. They also review the Defense Department's transition from focusing on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency to great power competition. Work, now the Distinguished Senior Fellow for Defense and National Security at the Center for a New American Security, explains how Russia and China are developing a range of technologies in an effort to leapfrog the U.S. in the military realm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Mar 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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