When I read the constant drip drip drip of articles on China's advances in AI Weapons in the WSJ, Forbes et al I am reminded of...
"The Bomber Gap"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomber_gap
"The Missile Gap"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_gap
Here too, vast pressure was built up to increase spending. Many of those carrying these narratives into the public debate were journalists with close ties to the US Military Industrial Complex.






