STRAT-INTEL

U.S.-China AI Tech Competition & National Security Risk Simulator

Ref: U.S. Treasury Risk Warning (Scott Bessent)
Strategic Context: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that losing the frontier AI race poses a national security risk that cannot be neutralized by conventional defense budgets alone. Use this simulator to assess tech leverage, budget deficit coverage, and vulnerability dynamics.
Strategic Levers
AI R&D Investment Pool $250B
Federal incentives, frontier lab compute grants & infrastructure ($50B - $500B)
Talent Retention & Influx Score 85 / 100
Global AI researcher visa intake, domestic PhD output & retention index
Export Control Strictness 75%
Semiconductor equipment, high-bandwidth memory & model weights restriction
Semiconductor Supply Autonomy 80%
Domestic advanced packaging, wafer fabrication & lithography independence
National Security Posture
Balanced AI Lead - National Security Protected
Tech superiority provides sufficient asymmetric deterrence to buffer defense allocations.
Real-Time Security & Budget Telemetry Sim Horizon: 2026-2036
Vulnerability Index 31.5 Low Risk
Deficit Mitigation Ratio 1.28x Deficit mitigated
U.S. AI Lead Margin +18.5 mo Frontier benchmark delta
Conventional Budget Gap $0B Unhedged defense risk
10-Year AI Dominance vs Defense Budget Vulnerability
Tech Advantage Vulnerability
Strategic Comparison Matrix & Executive Export Real-Time Sensitivity Testing
Scenario Track Investment Talent Export Ctrls Semi Autonomy Vulnerability Risk Level Budget Coverage Verdict
Policy brief downloaded to file.
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