adversary
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While Anthropic deserves credit for responsible disclosure, the real warning is that AI-driven discovery collapses the time gap between adversary reconnaissance and exploitation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Wary of China's navy build-up, US ally Australia has reshaped its defence force in recent years to focus on its missile strike capability and deterring an adversary from its northern approaches.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Those tensions are already in play between the U.S. and its biggest adversary, China, which has been no slouch when it comes to space exploration.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Now the US finds itself in a different kind of race with a different adversary: China.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“How can you persuade a paranoid adversary to disarm ‘by example’?”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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