(Re)Claiming our deterrence

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z attack helicopter pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an AGM-179 joint air-to-ground munition during an expeditionary strike, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Lape)

As SOF Week 2025 opens in Tampa on Monday, two messages may shape every interaction while speaking to the urgency of now. The first—Palmer Luckey’s very vivid TED Talk, depicting a catastrophic...