[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest submission is by Captain Anthony J. Kniffin, Commander of the 77th Combat Engineer Company-Infantry, U.S. Army. In this post, he chronicles the risks of an AI enabled malicious cyber campaign to Critical National Infrastructure … Read the rest
576. Built On Sand: Chips, Scarcity, and Future War
[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist welcomes back Dr. John Ringquist, 2025’s “Maddest” Guest Blogger! Dr. Ringquist returns to the Mad Scientist Laboratory to discuss risks to the U.S. supply chain of critical materials essential for manufacturing the advanced computer … Read the rest
575. Directed Energy and Close Air Support: Reality or Just Star Wars?
[Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post submission is by Kunal Chauhan — recent William & Mary graduate and new T2COM G-2 Analyst. In his second Mad Scientist Laboratory submission, he introduces the concept of using directed energy weapons in close … Read the rest
574. When Cities Remember: Data Retention as a Security Risk
[Editor’s Note: Today’s post welcomes back Dr. Anna Gielas with another insightful post! Dr. Gielas discusses the significant security concerns surrounding the storage and retention of data collected in urban areas, such as smart-cities. The accumulation and maintenance of … Read the rest
573. Cognitive Warfare – The Human Mind is the Decisive Terrain of Future Conflicts
[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist welcomes T2COM G2 analyst, Mr. Dorsel “Flip” Boyer as today’s guest blogger. Mr. Boyer expertly lays out how our adversaries view cognitive warfare, the emerging technologies impacting its transformation, and how the U.S. can … Read the rest
