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NSDPI's Philip Potter: China’s Distrust of its Own AI Systems May Lead it into a Cassandra Trap

July 7, 2026

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For Virginia, SpaceX offers more than stock market returns — it could send all those data centers to space

July 2, 2026

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UVA Hosts 2026 People’s Liberation Army Conference

June 14, 2026

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Expert Panel Scrutinizes the Tradecraft Implications of AI

April 16, 2026

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Industry Leaders Examine Resilient Supply Chains and the Defense Industrial Base

April 9, 2026

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NSDPI Hosts Inaugural Conference on Data, Technology, and Competition

March 27, 2026

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Welcoming Andrew S. Peskin

February 23, 2026

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NSDPI Senior Researcher Interviewed on The World Today Podcast

January 23, 2026

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NSDPI Bridges Scholarship and Practice

January 8, 2026

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UVA Student Research Teams Partner with SIXGEN to Secure the Future of Space Systems

December 5, 2025

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