Sharon Weinberger

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

National Security Editor at The Wall Street Journal

National Security Editor @WSJ. Author, The Imagineers of War @AAKnopf.

Articles

硅谷风投押注以色列军事防务初创公司

Mar 17, 2025 | cn.wsj.com | Sharon Weinberger

那些一直在向美国防务初创企业注资的风险投资公司正将目光投向以色列，投资该国在加沙和黎巴嫩开战以来涌现的军事科技公司。推动这波投资的信念是，以色列公司将在美国和预计未来几年军费开支将激增的欧洲国家，越来越多地争夺合同。一家名为Kela的以色列初创公司最近获得了美国两家参与防务市场的大型风险投资公司的投资，以及美国中央情报局(Central Intelligence Agency)投资部门的投资。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Silicon Valley Invests in Israeli Startups in Bid for U.S. Defense Market

Mar 16, 2025 | wsj.com | Sharon Weinberger

Venture-capital firms that have been pouring money into American defense startups are setting their sights on Israel, investing in military tech companies that have emerged since the country went to war in Gaza and Lebanon. Driving the investment is the belief that Israeli firms will increasingly compete for contracts in the U.S. and in European countries where military spending is expected to surge in coming years.
Tech Bros Are Betting They Can Help Win a War With China

Aug 9, 2024 | msn.com | Sharon Weinberger |Heather Somerville

Continue reading More for You
Tech Bros Are Betting They Can Help Win a War With China

Aug 9, 2024 | msn.com | Sharon Weinberger |Heather Somerville

Continue reading More for You Continue reading More for You
Tech Bros Are Betting They Can Help Win a War With China

Aug 9, 2024 | wsj.com | Sharon Weinberger |Heather Somerville

Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 02:22This article is in your queue. Palmer Luckey was an executive at Facebook when he first spoke with venture capitalist Trae Stephens about starting a weapons company. “I’m actually building a ramjet in my swimming pool,” Luckey told Stephens over lunch, referring to a type of engine designed to power high-speed missiles and aircraft.
Tech Bros Are Betting They Can Help Win a War With China

Aug 9, 2024 | flipboard.com | Sharon Weinberger

What are Ben Affleck and Matt Damon going to do if Hulkamania runs wild on them?! We know that Hulk Hogan isn't going to battle it out in the ring …
Tech Bros Are Betting They Can Help Win a War With China

Aug 9, 2024 | wsj.com | Sharon Weinberger |Heather Somerville

Luckey, now 31, is a new breed of startup founder and defense-company executive. He is rarely seen wearing anything other than his trademark flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts, lashes out on social media against “idiots” who criticize his company, and says he models himself after a character in a Japanese anime series.
Russian Missile Incursions Into NATO Risk Wider War, Poland’s President Says

Apr 25, 2024 | wsj.com | Sharon Weinberger |Karolina Jeznach

Russia has fired several missiles at Ukraine that have crossed into Polish airspace since 2022, a provocative show of force by Moscow that risks igniting a wider war, according to Poland’s president. The most recent incident was on March 24, when a Russian cruise missile targeting western Ukraine entered Polish airspace for 39 seconds, according to the Polish armed forces.
Essay | Microwave Weapons Are Real, but They Can’t Explain ‘Havana Syndrome’

Apr 4, 2024 | wsj.com | Sharon Weinberger

In 2007, I stood in an open field in Quantico, Va., bracing myself for the blast of a microwave weapon. When the invisible beam switched on, my first sensation was mild warmth, not the intense burning that had been promised. The weapon was a clunky, noisy device that sat on a Humvee. It required many hours to power up and was generally fickle.
Could a Rogue Billionaire Make a Nuclear Weapon?

Feb 2, 2024 | msn.com | Sharon Weinberger

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.