Americans are revolting against AI data centers and the power plants that feed them, but they are critical to national security, according to retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, who is now dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
In a Washington Post op-ed on Thursday, he argued that data infrastructure will be key to connect the Pentagon’s myriad weapons, such as long-range munitions, advanced combat aircraft, space systems, missile defenses, and drones.
