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House Homeland, China Select Members Participate in War Game Exercise on AI-Enabled ...
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Fusion42 · 25 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
US House committees conducted a closed-door war game simulating AI-enabled cyberattacks by China on critical infrastructure including ports, rail, and utilities, with lawmakers examining defensive posture against adversaries 3-5 months behind in AI capabilities. The exercise highlighted vulnerabilities in coordinating cyber defense across government and private sector, and explored how advanced AI models could be weaponized through stolen credentials, prompt injection, and misinformation campaigns.
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If you build AI security tools or critical infrastructure defense systems, Congress just confirmed there's a 3-5 month window before China weaponises this capability - and they're now explicitly exploring cyber weapons as a foreign military sales category. Your customer is the US government, and the budget conversation just shifted from prevention to emergency procurement.
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