32. The NSA Director on Special Forces, Cyber, AI & the Threats Ahead
What does a career in Special Forces teach you about the threats America faces today?
General Joshua Rudd has spent his career at the intersection of military service, national security, and a rapidly changing world. Now Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, he joins Tocqueville Talks for a wide-ranging conversation about his path from Furman University to Special Forces and ultimately to the highest levels of American intelligence and cyber defense.
Rudd did not initially envision a career in the military. A Furman graduate and ROTC student, he entered…
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