On February 27, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took the unprecedented step of designating a U.S. firm—Anthropic—as a supply chain risk. Anthropic’s crime? It refused to violate industry-wide protocols against using AI for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons. Hegseth’s designation, which has until now been reserved for foreign firms, bars U.S. military contractors from doing business with the company. President Trump also vowed to excise Anthropic’s products, which are often regarded as su...