World on the Brink2026 The Hill & Valley Forum summit
“Building NATO’s Next Arsenal: Capital, Code, and Industrial Power,” Dmitri Alperovitch delivered a clear and urgent message: NATO must prioritize what it needs to fight and win—now.
At the 2026 The Hill & Valley Forum summit panel titled, “Building NATO’s Next Arsenal: Capital, Code, and Industrial Power,” Dmitri Alperovitch delivered a clear and urgent message: NATO must prioritize what it needs to fight and win—now.
In an era of renewed great-power competition, that means focusing first on mission-critical capabilities like logistics, sustainment, and integrated air and missile defense—the backbone of credible deterrence.
Too often, defense planning drifts toward “nice-to-have” investments—LEO communications, space lift, and other future-facing capabilities—while underinvesting in the systems that actually enable forces to deploy, survive, and operate at scale. Not having enough munitions for readiness is a choice.
The takeaway:
- Prioritize readiness over aspiration
- Fund the essentials before the exquisite
- Build the industrial capacity to sustain a fight—not just start one
Strong discussion led by Tess van Stekelenburg with Sen. Christopher Coons, Dr. Klaus Hommels, and Dmitri Alperovitch on aligning capital, innovation, and industrial power with the realities of modern conflict.
View the panel: https://lnkd.in/epi96GjT
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