Block Project Meridian's Conflicted Leadership

Demand an immediate investigation into the conflicts of interest at the heart of Project Meridian and remove Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey from any advisory role on this project. Appointing two executives with active, lucrative Defense Department contracts to lead a study on the future of warfare isn't just bad optics — it's a direct pipeline from government policy to private profit. Musk's SpaceX and Luckey's Anduril both sell products to the Pentagon. Anduril's entire business model is built on government purchasing its weapons technology. These are not independent experts offering objective analysis. They are vendors being handed the pen to write their own purchase orders. Whatever Project Meridian recommends will be shaped by what these companies already make and want to sell more of. The 120-day project will produce a public report that could define U.S. military strategy for a generation. That report must not be authored by people with a financial stake in its conclusions. Block this appointment, demand full conflict-of-interest disclosures, and ensure any legitimate review of next-generation warfare is led by people who don't stand to profit from the outcome.