Unit X - How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War

“A riveting reminder of how hard protecting our nation’s security can be, and how much depends on the ingenuity of a select few. A must-read.” —Walter Isaacson, author of the New York Times bestselling biographies Steve Jobs and Elon Musk

For readers of books like Chris Miller’s Chip War, David Sanger’s Perfect Weapon, and Christian Brose’s Kill Chain, an insider’s account of the formation of a new unit at the Pentagon, the Defense Innovation Unit, which is introducing a warfare transformation as profound as the invention of gun powder or nuclear weapons.

Info autore

Raj M. Shah is a serial technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and former director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit. He is currently the managing partner of Shield Capital, an investment firm focused on technologies at the nexus of commercial and national security applications. He started his career as an F-16 pilot in the Air National Guard and continues to serve part time. He obtained an AB degree from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Christopher Kirchhoff, an expert in emerging technology, helped create the Defense Innovation Unit, which he continues to advise. During the Obama administration, he was the director of strategic planning for the National Security Council and senior civilian adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Chris obtained an AB degree from Harvard College and a PhD in social and political sciences from Cambridge University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher Kirchhoff, Raj M Shah, Raj M. Shah
• Editore: Harper Collins
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781668031391
• ISBN: 978-1-6680-3139-1
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 213 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 290 g
• Illustrazioni: 8-page 4-c insert
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Weapons & equipment, Weapons and equipment, Military engineering