Building Our Future explores the intersections of defense, technology, policy, and private capital to ensure a future that is safe, secure, and better.
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Hackers, the Sun, and the Nuclear Option
Hi, I’m Andrew Glenn, founding editor of Building Our Future. This week, our Space Desk has focused on several things that can go wrong in space including the increasing risk of cyberattacks, solar interference, and orbital nuclear detonati...
Pope Leo XIV vs. Anthropic
Pope Leo XIV has called a crusade against AI.
Okay, not really, but it’s not entirely far-fetched in 2026 because we live in some crazy times.
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei has an uncanny ability to piss off a diverse set of people, indiscrim...
The Pentagon’s Promises Need a Scorecard
Is the Pentagon rushing to failure?
This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a slew of initiatives that could shape how the military fights for decades: a new combatant command for autonomous warfare, an expert panel to study...
Spacepower Depends on Access
This week, a classified space-tracking agreement and an airline’s response to daily GPS interference pose an operational question: can we still use a space-enabled capability when access narrows or the signal fails?
Breaking Defense...
The Killing Value Chain: Clausewitz Gets a Neural Network
Vice Adm. David Lewis (Ret.) formerly directed the Defense Contract Management Agency and commanded the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. His career spans naval operations, information warfare, shipbuilding, and defense acquis...
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We're a team of futurists, thinkers, and patriots that believe that technology can make the world safer, stronger, and better. Join us!
General Partner at Overmatch Ventures; Co-Chair of Endless Frontiers; Marine Combat Veteran with two tours in the Horn of Africa and Afghan. Writing about capital, industry, and the race to secure the future.
Ravi Penmetsa, Ph.D., founded SPDE LLC after more than a decade at the Air Force Research Laboratory including as deputy director of the Transformational Capabilities Office. He is a graduate of the Air War College. Views expressed are his own.
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