A little more than four years after I founded DefenseTech.org, I'm moving on, to work on a new project. And I think HuffPo readers are really going to dig it.
I'm starting a new blog for Wired. It's called DANGER ROOM. And it'll cover "what's next in national security." But we won't just be talking about gear -- although you'll get more than your fair share of killer drones, electronic weapons, and nuclear threats, don't worry. We'll look at new strategies, new thinking, and new tactics in national security, as well. And we'll follow the personalities and politics surrounding these developments. Because within a military-industrial complex that chews up a trillion dollars a year, there are plenty of power struggles, both behind the scenes, and in front of the cameras.
To start things off, we'll talk to one of the most influential figures in military research today: Tony Tether, head of Darpa, the Pentagon's way-out science and technology arm. Ordinarily, he's reluctant to speak with the press. But in this hour-long, exclusive interview, he shares his thoughts on everything from bio-terrorists to zombie rodents to thinking machines to the golf courses in Iraq. Tether also talks about what looming threats scare him this most. I think the answer will surprise you, as much as it surprised me.