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Unit X explores US military's shift to Silicon Valley tech for defence

Unit X offers a fascinating account of America's efforts to stay ahead in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape

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Ajai Shukla
Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley are transforming the future of war 
Author: Raj M Shah & Christopher Kirchhoff
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Pages: 300
Price: Rs 1,199

The biggest wars of the century gone by were won more by the side with greater industrial capability and technological excellence than those with larger populations or greater mineral wealth. During World War II, the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) diverted almost their entire research, development and manufacturing capability to the industrial scale production of combat equipment, establishing what came to

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