America's first AI-fueled war is unfolding right now in Iran. This is how we got here

NPR | By Tonya Mosley

Published March 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM EDT

Bloomberg journalist Katrina Manson discusses the Pentagon's secretive campaign to build America's AI warfare capabilities and the obsessive Marine colonel behind it. Her new book is Project Maven.

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