The a16z Show · Friday, July 3, 2026
Raghuram emphasizes that national security and deterrence are increasingly influenced by the pace of technological innovation, particularly in areas like AI and autonomous systems developed by the private sector. He argues that it's crucial for the US to leverage private sector innovation and ensure allies adopt Western technology to maintain a stable international system.
“And quite frankly, from a deterrence perspective, which is the language we talk about between countries in terms of deterring an invasion of a country, maintaining an international system of stability, deterrence is no longer just the size of a military.”
“It's the pace of innovation and reacting to cheap software built tech that adversaries may be using, whether they're a country, criminal or a terrorist group.”
“So certainly from a US perspective, ensuring that we have the relationships between government and private sector to leverage that for our own economic growth and as a force for good on the world stage, but also that our allies, we build together, we fight together.”