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Across the United States, local opposition is mounting to proposed AI data centers and the power plants that would feed them. David Deptula, director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and a retired Air Force lieutenant general, says this data infrastructure has become central to national security.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a Thursday Washington Post op\u2011ed, Deptula argued that data infrastructure will be decisive in connecting Pentagon systems\u2014long\u2011range missiles, advanced fighters, space assets, missile defenses and drones\u2014into an integrated network.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cData is no longer a commercial tool but a strategic asset,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAlmost every military function now depends on the ability to store, move, process, protect and exploit vast amounts of data at high speed and massive scale.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent operations involving Iran demonstrated AI\u2019s ability to fuse multiple data sources and rapidly generate targeting intelligence. With support from Palantir\u2019s AI platform, U.S. and Israeli forces struck thousands of targets within days of the conflict\u2019s onset.<\/span><\/p>\n

A terms\u2011of\u2011service dispute between the Pentagon and AI startup Anthropic further highlighted how dependent Defense leaders have become on AI for information processing.<\/span><\/p>\n

In March, Emil Michael, the Pentagon\u2019s deputy assistant secretary for research and engineering, told the All\u2011In podcast he feared those systems could fail in the next fight, or that built\u2011in safeguards and refusal responses could activate and endanger troops.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deptula pointed to Ukraine\u2019s increasing use of autonomous\u2011enabled drones as an example of AI\u2019s growing battlefield role. He also noted that Iran\u2019s early strike on an Amazon data center in the Middle East illustrates how data infrastructure serves as an extension of state power.<\/span><\/p>\n

He warned that a shortage of data storage and computing capacity could be catastrophic, arguing that victory in future wars will go to the side that can detect, decide and act faster. That requires vast amounts of intelligence, cyber, logistics, targeting and operational data\u2014and the computing capacity to train AI on all of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Deptula\u2019s push to make data centers a top national security priority, many U.S. communities remain skeptical. Proposed facilities are meeting fierce local resistance, and voters have blamed AI data centers\u2019 power demands for rising electricity bills, fueling nationwide opposition to new projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deptula\u2019s warning that data centers are essential Pentagon assets also risks being drowned out by President Donald Trump\u2019s habit of framing a wide range of issues\u2014from tariffs to White House events\u2014under the banner of national security.<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States still leads global data\u2011center capacity, but Deptula warned that China is rapidly marshaling industrial resources to close the gap.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe country with the best data infrastructure will hold a decisive edge in the next war,\u201d he said, adding that the United States cannot afford to cede that lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

\/ Jason Ma   Darin Kim, reporter quill@fortunekorea.co.kr<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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