Book · 2020 · Political Science
The Kill Chain
Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
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I'm reading this book now that's a terrifying book.
Stavros Halkias · The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2022 Listen at 48:16 What they say about it
- Discussing China and technology“technological superiority over America”2
- Mentioned by General Robert Spalding“got a book called The Kill Chain”2
The best things said about it
It's all about how China has a technological superiority over America because our systems don't communicate with each other and we don't have machine learning with all our military systems.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2022 It's all about how China has a technological superiority over America because our systems don't communicate with each other and we don't have machine learning with all our military systems.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 2022 There's a book by a guy who now works at Anduril called The Kill Chain. The truth is that a lot of classified Pentagon stuff has said this.
Christian Brose talks about this; he's got a book called The Kill Chain, and you know when you kind of look at the way that these colonels are thinking about war and you're looking at Christian, what Christian Brose is saying is we did not embrace Silicon Valley, and if we did, it'd make us more efficient.
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The Kill Chain by Christian Brose is a critical examination of modern military strategy, technological vulnerabilities, and the urgent need for Western defense systems to adapt to twenty-first-century warfare. Joe Rogan brought up the book on The Joe Rogan Experience during a conversation about military technology superiority and artificial intelligence, sharing his perspective while reading through it. Stavros Halkias also mentioned listening to the book on the same podcast, describing it as a terrifying look at how far behind American military technology allegedly is compared to foreign competitors. Dwarkesh Patel mentioned the author's background and the text on the Dwarkesh Podcast while discussing technological vulnerabilities and defense strategy regarding potential conflict over Taiwan. General Robert Spalding highlighted the book extensively on The Jordan Harbinger Show, emphasizing its insights into how the U.S. military failed to fully embrace Silicon Valley and modern advancements in warfare. Similarly, Balaji Srinivasan referenced the book on Modern Wisdom to support his arguments regarding ongoing issues and systemic weaknesses within the modern U.S. military establishment. Across these various shows, the book served as a central reference point for discussions on geopolitical competition, defense innovation, and the perilous gap between legacy military infrastructure and emerging technologies.
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General Robert Spalding and Christian Bros talks about this uh he's got a book called The Kill chain 2
“and Christian Bros talks about this uh he's got a book called The Kill chain”
“So you know Christian Bros talks about this; he's got a book called 'The Kill Chain,' and you know when you kind of look at the way that these colonels are thinking about war and you're looking at Christian, what Christian Bros is saying is we did not embrace Silicon Valley, and if we did, it'd make us more efficient”
Joe Rogan I'm reading a terrible book about this too what is in the middle of this book called The Kill chain it's al… 2
“I'm reading a terrible book about this too what is in the middle of this book called The Kill chain it's all about uh how China has a technological superiority Over America because our systems don't communicate with each other and we don't have machine learning with all our military systems”
“I'm reading a terrible book about this too what is in the middle of this book called The Kill chain It's all about uh how China has a technological superiority Over America because our systems don't communicate with each other and we don't have machine learning with all our military systems and God how far behind they are in terms”
Balaji Srinivasan anyway like I look I I'm certainly not um there's folks who know more about the military for sure than I do… 1
“anyway like I look I I'm certainly not um there's folks who know more about the military for sure than I do but everything I've dug into on this with like you know this book called uh the kill chain um it's not a book called 2034 we should talk about this and those are guys who have either seen”
Dwarkesh Patel There's a book by a guy who now works at Anduril called the Kill Chain. The truth is that a lot of classifi… 1
“There's a book by a guy who now works at Anduril called the Kill Chain. The truth is that a lot of classified Pentagon stuff has said this.”
Stavros Halkias I'm reading this book now that's a [ __ ] terrifying book um I'm read I'm not reading I'm listening to it 1
“I'm reading this book now that's a [ __ ] terrifying book um I'm read I'm not reading I'm listening to it”
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“he's recommending a documentary called kill chain which is either a documentary or 2019 Nick Cage movie”