Our Scans · (SFS.3.00) National Security · Weekly Summary

• [New] Across multiple U.S. Senate hearings, lawmakers from both parties have compared the risks of advanced AI systems to nuclear proliferation and other national-security threats. / USA Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research
• [New] The US government has allowed Anthropic to release its powerful Mythos AI model to select companies and organizations, revising license requirements after ordering an export block earlier this month in the wake of national security fears. Mimir's Well
• [New] The increased security policy concerns resulting from the war in Ukraine are expected to increase national expenditure for military preparedness, which includes satellite-based communication. Ovzon
• [New] Once permitted, the Alaskan mining project is expected to extract commercial quantities of critical and strategic minerals essential to U.S. economic growth and national security. Permitting Council
• [New] The post-quantum transition will help define whether the United States can sustain its leadership in both technological innovation and national security. R Street Institute
• [New] The citizen suit - a type of lawsuit filed by private citizens to enforce a statute - threatens American national, economic, and energy security by seeking to shut off the power supply for artificial-intelligence innovation that supports the Department of War's military operations. Earth.Org
• [New] The UK's 2025 National Security Strategy makes clear that climate and nature loss are core drivers of global instability, economic disruption and security risk. Electricity Info
• [New] President Trump signed an executive order last week to establish a voluntary framework for the federal government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems for up to a month before their public release. Fortune
• [New] The DNI must prioritize collection and analysis of foreign AI technologies - across the full AI technology stack, applications, and governance frameworks - that pose threats to U.S. national security, economic security, and strategic competitiveness. Benton Foundation
• Security is likely to extend beyond software vulnerabilities to include other concerns about model theft, adversarial misuse, and threats to supply chains, and will likely be shaped by the ongoing Pentagon work on AI cybersecurity mandated by last year's National Defense Authorization Act. Fluet
• For companies that develop, license, or integrate AI products for U.S. government customers, NSPM-11 presents new opportunities while foreshadowing heightened expectations around reliability, security, multi-vendor access, and support for national security uses. Fluet
• Until now, the US has largely viewed China's AI advances as an economic and national security threat. Wired
• NSA's Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite 2.0, published in 2022, already drives national security systems on a timeline of legacy gear phased out by 2030 and full migration by 2035. Forrester
• Quantum information science and technology will provide transformational capabilities that will drive American innovation, power economic growth, generate high-paying jobs, and bolster national security. The White House
• Officials expect foreign adversaries like China to increasingly target sensitive U.S. quantum research as the emerging technology becomes more prevalent in economic competition and national security discussions. Nextgov/FCW
• Iranian state television cited the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council saying the war on all fronts will end immediately and permanently beginning tonight - but that the US blockade will be terminated immediately and in full.
• With increasing threats to vital infrastructure, military installations, and public events, the United States government and defence agencies are investing heavily in anti drone systems to ensure national security. IMARC Group
• France's national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, stated it will stop certifying security products that lack quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with a target for businesses to purchase only quantum-safe products by 2030. Quantum's Business
• The US will maintain its muscular foreign policy posture vis-a-vis Latin America to safeguard what it considers national security interests. Fitch Solutions
• Chinese drones pose national security risks. Economic Times

Last updated: 09 July 2026