Tech News: Will Claude AI be taken away by force? Pentagon took out 76 year old Brahmastra, Anthropic also showed anger

News India Live, Digital Desk: US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have declared Anthropic a ‘National Security Risk’. The controversy escalated when the company refused to remove ‘safety guardrails’ from its AI model.1. What is that ‘Cold War’ era law? (The Defense Production Act) The Pentagon has threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) 1950. History: This law was created by President Harry Truman in 1950 during the Korean War. Power: This law gives the US President the authority to force private companies to produce materials or technology necessary for national security. Threat: If the government uses the DPA, it can force Anthropic to produce Remove those ethical limits (such as not spying) from AI, which the company has made under its ‘Constitutional AI’ policy.2. The real bone of contention: ‘Spying’ and ‘Killer Robots’ The Pentagon wants Anthropic to remove two major restrictions from its contract: Mass Surveillance: Not using AI to spy on American citizens on a large scale. Deadly Autonomous Weapons: Not using AI in killer robots. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei It has been clearly stated that they will not remove these security cordons, because it is against their moral principles.3. The Trump administration’s strict action (blacklisting) has deepened the controversy instead of resolving it. As the deadline of February 27, 2026 approaches: Blacklist: Trump ordered all federal agencies to immediately stop using Anthropic’s technology. Sanctions: Any military contractors (like Amazon or Palantir) are barred from doing business with Anthropic. Accusations: Trump called Anthropic “left wing nut jobs” and accused them of trying to impose their terms over the US Constitution. Important turning point: Use of Claude in war? Interestingly, on one hand the government has banned Anthropic, while according to reports (WSJ), just hours after the ban, the US Army took the help of Claude AI in an air operation against Iran. This shows how deeply AI has become embedded in American military strategy.