Alex Karp: USA will most likely wage war against Russia, China and Iran

But Alex Karp, CEO of data mining software company Palantir, known for its work in defense and intelligence, warned that the U.S. may have to wage war in three different theaters in the future.

He told the New York Times He believes the US will “very likely” end up in a three-front war with China, Russia and Iran. Therefore, the Pentagon should continue to work hard on developing autonomous weapons, he said, pointing to major differences in how far the US would be willing to go in a war compared to other countries.

“I think we live in a time when nuclear deterrence is less effective because the West is unlikely to use a nuclear bomb, but our adversaries may,” he added. “Where there is technological equality but moral inequality, the actual inequality is much greater than people think.”

Karp continued: “In fact, they have a huge advantage because we are on the same level technologically, but not morally.”

He also said the military is nearing the threshold where “semi-autonomous drones” that can kill will become its primary weapons.

“We are already seeing this in Ukraine,” Karp noted.

Elsewhere in the sprawling Just In his profile, which also covered his personal life, business practices and views on a range of people and issues, he called on Democrats to show more strength.

“Are we strong enough to scare our adversaries into not going to war? Do the Chinese, Russians and Persians think we're strong?” asked Karp, who supported President Joe Biden and is now supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. “The president has to tell them if they cross these lines, we will, and then they have to enforce it.”

Fighting a war on three fronts simultaneously would likely require more troops, even with increased use of drones or other autonomous weapons.

After years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the size of the U.S. military has shrunk as the Pentagon turns its attention more to the Pacific and a possible conflict with China.

While addressing the issues of race, class and positive discrimination in another line of thought, Karp told the Just he is also pro draft.

“I think one of the reasons there is such a divide in our culture is that, by and large, it's only middle- and working-class people who are fighting,” he explained.

Representatives for Palantir did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Meanwhile, Palantir has come under criticism for its support of Israel in the war against Hamas, and Karp has previously admitted that some of his employees will continue to quit because of this stance.

He told the Just He will not apologize for what he believes in and who Palantir supports: “I will not apologize for defending the U.S. government at the border, defending the special forces, or bringing people home. I will not apologize for delivering our product to Ukraine or Israel or many other places.”