Palmer Luckey Wants America to Win | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution

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Uncommon Knowledge

2026-05-21

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Why is America struggling to keep pace with China? Can Silicon Valley help rebuild US military power? And what happens when artificial intelligence transforms warfare? Anduril founder Palmer Luckey joins Peter Robinson to argue that America must rethink everything from defense procurement to manufacturing, innovation, and national identity itself. Luckey explains why he founded Anduril Industries after selling Oculus to Facebook, why he believes the US has become dangerously dependent on China, and how autonomous weapons, AI fighter jets, and drone warfare are reshaping the future battlefield. Luckey also takes aim at Pentagon bureaucracy, Silicon Valley globalism, America’s hollowed-out industrial base, and what he calls the “national divorce” between tech and national security. It’s a provocative discussion about patriotism, innovation, deterrence, and whether the United States still has what it takes to defend itself in a rapidly changing world. Subscribe to Uncommon Knowledge at hoover.org/uk
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  • He wears Hawaiian shirts and tells the Pentagon how to defend the Republic.

  • Palmer Luckey on Uncommon Knowledge Now.

  • Welcome to Uncommon Knowledge, recording today at a Pacific Research

  • event here at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California.

  • I'm Peter Robinson.

  • A native of Long Beach, Palmer Luckey was homeschooled by his mother.

  • He attended Long Beach State and then dropped out to develop a virtual reality company.

  • In 2014, Mr. Luckey sold that company, Oculus, to Facebook for $2 billion.

  • He was 21. In 2017, Mr. Luckey founded Anduril.

  • Palmer, thank you for driving up from El Segundo for us.

  • It was no problem at all.

  • I took my helicopter partway, actually, and I had another engagement.

  • Palmer Luckey on 60 Minutes just a year ago.

  • I'm quoting you, Palmer.

  • I've always said that the United States needs to transition from being the world police to being the world gun store.

  • What do you mean?

  • Well, there's a lot packed in there.

  • The first one is the United States has a history of fighting for other countries

  • that maybe aren't very interested in fighting for themselves.

  • And maybe there's times that we want to go in there for US interests.