Elliot Ackerman & Adm. James Stavridis on Iran, artificial intelligence & their new novel "2084: A Novel of Future War"
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
CBS News Contributor Elliot Ackerman & Admiral James Stavridis provide their perspectives on the war in Iran. They also have a new book out, "2084: A Novel of Future War", which is the third book in their series. It tackles issues of climate change, the rise of artificial intelligence and the connections between their novel and the present day. It's a conversation you won't want to miss, right here on "The Takeout".
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| 0:32.6 | Elliot and Admiral. |
| 0:33.6 | So, Elliot and Admiral, I want to ask you something. |
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| 0:39.0 | look deep into the future. I want you to look one month in the future from right now. |
| 0:44.9 | What's happening in Iran and what's happening in any other theater of operations you think |
| 0:48.9 | my audience might be interested in. Elliot? I think when we're looking at Iran, probably it's going to be continued tensions |
| 0:55.5 | around the Strait of Ormuz. A month from now. A month from now. I still think that's what we're |
| 0:59.8 | going to be talking about. So what we experience now is not going to be all that different, just one |
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