WATCH: The tech that drives the Golden Dome initiative
Mr. Taylor moderates a panel discussion with retired Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, executive vice president at Booz Allen; Ed Zoiss, president of Space & Airborne Systems at L3Harris Technologies; and Mark Lewis, Ph.D, CEO of Purdue University Applied Research Institute. The discussion occurred during the “Golden Dome for America” event hosted by Threat Status on May 13, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Virginia.
PODCAST: How China dominates the U.S. in rare earth elements
Nick Myers, CEO and co-founder of the U.S.-based company Phoenix Tailings, which is pioneering sustainable production of rare earth metals, joined the Threat Status weekly podcast for an exclusive interview on China’s dominance in rare earth elements and how his company is working to help the U.S. catch up.
EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: Inside the U.S. Army’s big bet on NGC2
Threat Status recently got an exclusive look inside the “prototyping” of the Next Generation Command and Control system during tests by the Army’s 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado. The goal for NGC2 is to soak up and combine all data available on a given battlefield and make it instantaneously accessible to commanders.
EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: Trump versus Maduro: Why the White House is fixated on Venezuela
President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela reflects a unique combination of factors, from the geopolitical to the economic to the personal, that has led the White House to pursue a multipronged push to squeeze what many see as the illegitimate government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
EXCLUSIVE OPINION: Why China’s ‘Taiwan Reunification’ shibboleth is a hoax
Hudson Institute China Center Director Miles Yu, a Threat Status contributor, argued in an October op-ed in The Washington Times that China’s “reunification” slogan is a “hoax sustained by fear, ideology and deception” — and that “Taiwan is not a rebellious province, but a living refutation of communist determinism, a society that chose freedom over fear. National Security Correspondent Bill Gertz subsequently reported on how Mr. Yu’s column incurred the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party, highlighting the global reach of his reports.
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