Hacking the Defense Industry

War on the Rocks

News, Politics

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2015

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Is the American defense industry ready for what is coming next? Can it adapt, survive, and thrive in an era of paradigm-changing new technologies? Can the industry maintain America's military superiority in the face of the U.S. government's stifling contracting regulations? What can the U.S. government and the defense industry learn from Silicon Valley? We brought together three experts - Stephen Rodriguez, Sam Zega, and Paul Scharre - the talk about how we can hack the defense industry. Have a listen! Image: Dammit, CC

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0:00.0	Thank you for joining us for another yet another war on the rocks podcast series
0:05.1	We're going to be talking about the defense industry. I know that doesn't sound like a sexy topic but it actually is
0:10.3	This is going to be the most fun defense industry related podcast that you have ever
0:14.6	listened to and because it's one of the rocks and we're sitting here it's a nice
0:19.5	afternoon we have a few beers out and I'm joined by Paul Sharay at the Center for a New American
0:24.3	security. Sam Zaga from a large aerospace defense company that will for now remain
0:29.8	nameless although I'm sure if you Google him you could figure it out for
0:32.0	yourselves and Stephen Rodriguez
0:34.0	he is a partner at a venture venture capital firm and he has a lot wears a lot of other
0:40.0	hats to do with sort of politics and defense and a bunch of other things.
0:45.6	So I'm going to lead with the following question guys because I think that before we get
0:51.1	before everyone tunes out because they're like,
0:52.6	oh, this is about the defense industry.
0:54.2	Why should people care about the defense industry,
0:56.8	the industrial base?
0:57.6	Why does it matter to the average American?
0:59.0	And why is this actually an interesting topic
1:00.7	that people should be more engaged in.
1:05.0	Paul, why don't you start?
1:06.0	Well, sure.
1:07.0	I would say like for an ordinary citizen,
1:09.0	the question that I think is of interest is,
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