Bestsellers
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- Written by: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 127
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly effective in its goal
- By Anon on 2024-04-09
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The Pentagon's Brain
- An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
- Written by: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times best seller Area 51....
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5 out of 5 stars
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another great listen from Annie Jacobson
- By TyCB on 2020-07-21
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs
- Written by: Adrienne Mayor
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease...are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot....
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- Written by: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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5 out of 5 stars
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simply fascinating
- By Anonymous User on 2024-12-03
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White Malice
- The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
- Written by: Susan Williams
- Narrated by: Chanté McCormick
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
A revelatory history of how postcolonial African Independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation above all: the US....
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- Written by: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 37 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story5 out of 5 stars 104
Here for the first time, in rich human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A classic book with a weak narrator
- By Locutus on 2018-09-19
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- Written by: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 127
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly effective in its goal
- By Anon on 2024-04-09
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The Pentagon's Brain
- An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
- Written by: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times best seller Area 51....
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5 out of 5 stars
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another great listen from Annie Jacobson
- By TyCB on 2020-07-21
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, & Scorpion Bombs
- Written by: Adrienne Mayor
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease...are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot....
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- Written by: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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5 out of 5 stars
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simply fascinating
- By Anonymous User on 2024-12-03
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White Malice
- The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
- Written by: Susan Williams
- Narrated by: Chanté McCormick
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
A revelatory history of how postcolonial African Independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation above all: the US....
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- Written by: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 37 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story5 out of 5 stars 104
Here for the first time, in rich human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A classic book with a weak narrator
- By Locutus on 2018-09-19
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The Great Halifax Explosion
- A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- Written by: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
From best-selling author John U. Bacon, a gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be read in school!
- By Anonymous User on 2024-09-30
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Countdown to Zero Day
- Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
- Written by: Kim Zetter
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story5 out of 5 stars 45
The virus now known as Stuxnet was unlike any other piece of malware built before: Rather than simply hijacking targeted computers or stealing information from them, it proved that a piece of code could escape the digital realm and wreak actual, physical destruction....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting, technical but easy enough to understand.
- By Jon on 2023-12-07
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The Dead Hand
- The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
- Written by: David E. Hoffman
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
The Dead Hand is the suspense-filled story of the people who sought to brake the speeding locomotive of the arms race, then rushed to secure the nuclear and biological weapons left behind by the collapse of the Soviet Union—a dangerous legacy that haunts us even today....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Exactly as described.
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-01-14
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Conversations with Major Dick Winters
- Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers
- Written by: Cole C. Kingseed
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story5 out of 5 stars 38
On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company from the confusion and chaos of the D-day invasion to the final capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly a testament of a great man
- By Client d'Amazon on 2023-09-19
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Command and Control
- Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
- Written by: Eric Schlosser
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 99
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story5 out of 5 stars 86
Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By grant on 2020-11-27
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The Bastard Brigade
- The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
- Written by: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Ben Sullivan
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
From New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb....
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5 out of 5 stars
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At least 4-5 excellent movies here
- By Richard Morrison on 2019-08-10
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Mosquito Mayhem
- de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII
- Written by: Martin W. Bowman
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The Mosquito was probably World War II's most versatile combat aircraft. This book contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from many of the two-man crews who flew in them; pilots and navigators....
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Arsenals of Folly
- The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
- Written by: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration's unprecedented arms buildup in the early 1980s....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Richard Rhodes does it again!
- By HittsMcGee on 2019-04-18
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Bomb Power
- The Modern Presidency and the National Security State
- Written by: Garry Wills
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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In Bomb Power, Garry Wills reveals how the atomic bomb transformed our nation down to its deepest constitutional roots....
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The Doomsday Machine
- Written by: Daniel Ellsberg
- Narrated by: Steven Cooper
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 30
The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg's hair-raising insider's account of the most dangerous arms buildup in the history of civilization....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most important book you'll ever read
- By Daniel Lipworth on 2021-04-09
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Dam Busters
- The True Story of the Inventors and Airmen Who Led the Devastating Raid to Smash the German Dams in 1943
- Written by: James Holland
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
The night of 16 May, 1943: Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9000-lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it....
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Unit X
- How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
- Written by: Raj M. Shah, Christopher Kirchhoff
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins, Raj M. Shah, Christopher Kirchhoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Authors Raj M. Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff take a riveting inside look at an elite unit within the Pentagon—the Defense Innovation Unit, also known as Unit X—whose mission is to bring Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge technology to America’s military.