Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and David Sacks discuss the growing risk of World War 3, calling on world leaders to prioritize peace, diplomacy, and cooperation to avert a looming catastrophe. @elonmusk: "We're sleepwalking our way into World War 3." @VivekGRamaswamy: "Once you explain to people that this is not anti-Ukraine or anti-Israel, but this is a pro-American or even, as Elon put it, a pro-civilizational view to keep us out of World War 3..." @DavidSacks: "This is why we need fresh thinking and leadership in Washington. People who've been there for 30+ years don't realize the world has changed. We're not in the unipolar moment anymore, and the people who developed all their political instincts during that moment have failed to grasp how the world has changed." @elonmusk: "A combination of Russia, China, and Iran should be viewed as very strong relative to the West... The potential here isn't a small battle. It is a massive battle where the industrial capacity is of comparable size to the Western alliances... We do not have an overwhelming advantage in industrial might, and the foundation of war is economic power, especially industrial output... @VivekGRamaswamy: "When you look at Russia's hypersonic missile capabilities and nuclear capabilities, both of which are ahead of ours, China's naval capacity, which arguably is ahead of ours, combined with our economic dependence on China, combined with tallying up the Western allies versus this alternative alliance between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, I think it's important for people to understand that the US homeland is as vulnerable as we have been in modern memory." @elonmusk: "Unfortunately, our policy has been forcing Russia and Iran to ally with China. It's been forcing them. What choice have we given them? And so, Russia has the raw materials, and China has the industrial capacity, frankly, a perfect match from a war standpoint. So we need to stop doing that. It's unwise, and I think it will lead to immense risk to civilization... We need to make sure we are not putting civilization itself at risk, which is World War 3." @DavidSacks: "You know, it's funny, in the VC world where we operate, track record is all important. When you assess whether an investor is good at their job or not, the first thing you look at is track record. But in international relations, there seems to be no concept of a track record."
