343. RAM Crisis & US Security, AMD R7 9850X3D, Intel Panther Lake | Defense Engineer

An engineer that works in the US Defense Industry joins to discuss the challenges of 2026.
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00:00 Problems with Tech Journalism
15:21 War Thunder Miltech Leaks
20:30 Defense Contracting and Red Tape
29:38 CHIPS Act Failures
48:29 RAM Shortages and US National Security
51:04 Leading Edge Node Importance, US Actions in Venezuela
1:03:19 What do Defense Engineers think about AI?
1:16:44 Intel vs AMD for Defense Hardware
1:22:36 AMD’s Laptop Strategy for 2026
1:34:15 Intel Panther Lake - what would make it succeed?
1:41:41 Has Uncle Sam given up on Intel?
1:47:03 Nvidia Exhaustion
1:51:12 Ryzen 7 9850X3D Strategy

Last Time Guest was on: https://youtu.be/fqUn_Jdo1mg
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/mock-house-cia-source-special-forces-us-operation-capture-maduro-2026-01-03/
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-player-once-again-leaks-classified-military-documents-to-win-an-argument
https://grist.org/energy/utah-mine-critical-minerals-rare-earths/
https://nypost.com/2025/12/02/us-news/usps-ev-fleet-behind-schedule-with-3b-in-taxpayer-funds-spent-and-only-612-trucks-built/
https://nypost.com/2025/12/02/us-news/usps-ev-fleet-behind-schedule-with-3b-in-taxpayer-funds-spent-and-only-612-trucks-built/
https://youtu.be/8jDUVtUA7rg?si=sHkZBQ6VsuNSKhZK

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