Just days after President Trump slammed Anthropic for disputes over wartime use of its AI, a major Claude outage has stretched on for hours.

What began as a policy discussion about the risks of AI in warfare has escalated into a high-stakes standoff involving the Trump administration, the Pentagon and AI firm Anthropic.

The Pentagon clash with Anthropic and Friday's severe response from Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth highlights a growing war over who controls military AI.

The move follows public scrutiny over OpenAI’s decision last week to deploy its models on the DoW’s classified networks and escalating tensions between the Pentagon and rival AI firm Anthropic over similar surveillance concerns.

Defense chief Pete Hegseth has threatened to force the company to lift guardrails against greater military use of AI.

"The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

A very public contract dispute exposes the ethical debate over how the U.S. military should use AI going forward. Anthropic vs. the Pentagon and what it means for U.S. citizens.

Critics are worried OpenAI's technology will be used for mass surveillance and fully autonomous military strikes.