Are we ready for autonomous drones to make life-and-death decisions on the battlefield? Christian Brose, the chief strategy officer of Anduril Industries, explains on “Interesting Times” that the Pentagon’s official policy leaves the door for autonomous weapons wide open.

America has fired “something like eight years’ worth of Tomahawk missile production” in Iran, Christian Brose, the chief strategy officer of Anduril Industries, says on “Interesting Times,” where he and the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat discuss the limitations of America’s arsenal of “luxury” weapons.

How can Cubans move forward if they aren’t ready to reckon with their past?

The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.