Planning for a war with China has dominated Pentagon thinking for decades, well before a possible confrontation with Beijing became more conventional wisdom on Capitol Hill. The United States has built its Air Forces, Navy and Space Forces — and even more recently its Marines and Army forces — with a possible fight against China in mind.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Elon Musk visited the Pentagon but was not briefed on top secret China war plans, as the New York Times reported.

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on March 21 denied that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had been invited to a Pentagon briefing focused on threats posed by China alongside Musk’s efforts with DOGE.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk late on Thursday told employees to “hang onto their stock” as he laid out a vision where Optimus humanoid robots become the top-selling product of all-time.

Tesla finds itself in uncharted territory, now that it appears to have lost its aura of infallibility, leaving punters in the dark about its outlook.