Keep American defense decisions American
As a U.S. military veteran, I oppose Section 224 of the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which would permanently intertwine U.S. and Israeli defense technology, including artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons. American military sovereignty and oversight are nonnegotiable — this provision undermines both.
Section 224 directs the Pentagon to coordinate U.S.-Israel defense research, development, and procurement across AI, cyber, missile defense and biotechnology. Unlike traditional aid, it embeds Israeli-developed systems directly into U.S. infrastructure, making the relationship difficult to reverse.
I am especially alarmed by the AI component. Israel has developed predictive AI used in drone targeting for their genocide in Gaza. Integrating these systems into U.S. operations risks importing tactics that could be turned against civilians, including political dissenters.
This is not an alliance with a responsible ally — it is a trap that binds the U.S. to a state that has gone rogue. Section 224 would shelter this relationship from regular congressional votes on military aid and make it almost impossible to uproot once Israeli defense companies are embedded in our system.
Veterans and service members must defend American interests, not foreign ones. We all must urge New Hampshire Representatives Pappas and Goodlander, and Senator Shaheen, to strip Section 224 from the NDAA before it becomes law.