Peter W. Singer

Read the latest from @NewAmerica's Peter W. Singer, using fiction to examine one scenario for the future of quantum encryption.

Do you understand the massive significance of quantum encryption software? If not, here's your Fictional Intelligence short story to help the medicine go down defenseone.com/ideas/2026/03/… #FICINT #quantum

What if a surprise quantum computing breakthrough ushered in not an era of open secrets but a new paradigm of democratized quantum key encryption? Read a @FictionUseful #FICINT short narrative in the format of a day-after future National Security Adviser memo to the President… defenseone.com/ideas/2026/03/… Thanks to @DefenseOne @peterwsinger

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"The Quantum Curtain" defenseone.com/ideas/2026/03/… Your Fictional Intelligence #weekendread from Useful Fiction and @DefenseOne Discussions of quantum computing regularly predict the end of digital secrecy, which would have society-altering consequences. But what if the opposite happens? If quantum encryption software becomes available to citizens around the world, digital secrets might become harder to harvest, altering intelligence collection and national security. #quantum #cyber #intelligence #ficint

"From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’" wired.com/story/from-ukr… My interview in Wired magazine

New America Senior Fellow @peterwsinger discusses his new monthly series "Fictional Intelligence" with @DefenseOne Radio. defenseone.com/ideas/2026/02/…

Are you ready for the snow? Useful Fiction's new canine winter warfare swag... linkedin.com/posts/useful-f…

PODCAST: "Fictional Intelligence," @DefenseOne Radio, Feb. 20, 2026 defenseone.com/ideas/2026/02/…

How AIs Ruined Podcasts and Annoy Founders and Authors. linkedin.com/pulse/circle-a…

What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space? newamerica.org/future-securit… via @newamerica

Interesting to compare Rubio and Colby speeches at Munich #MSC to the actual words in the new US Defense Strategy defenseone.com/ideas/2026/02/… Lots of people in both Europe and US interpreting what they want, vs what is actually said

“What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?” linkedin.com/pulse/what-wou… gizmodo.com/what-would-the… my new look for @Gizmodo

"But overall word counts and their patterns do reveal something maybe more important. At least by the raw numbers, America’s official national defense strategy now has drastically changed priorities, interests, tones, narratives, and even voices. As such, it may be the most revelatory strategy ever written." defenseone.com/ideas/2026/02/…

Our new National Defense Strategy document quantified... defenseone.com/ideas/2026/02/… Comparing this to #MunichSecurityConference hot takes and hot mikes...