July 29, 2026
New Age of Missiles, Drones Reshapes Battlefields Around the World
The world is on the cusp of a third missile age, with conventional ballistic weapons proliferating at unprecedented speed in the wake of widespread, battlefield-warping deployment in Iran and Ukraine. Paul Scharre, executive director at the Center for a New American Security, discusses this new age of military technology and his Foreign Affairs piece, Losing the War of the Future: How New Technologies Threaten America’s Military Advantage.
Watch the full interview on Bloomberg.
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