Without an actual geopolitical solution, militaries (and their industry partners) are racing to develop the hyperspeed general purpose strategic capability faster than their rivals.
This will lead to widely deployed, effective, and inexpensive AI reasoning within just a few years. Outputting at many multiples of human speed. Deployed first at scale in connection to hypersonic missiles, drones, satellites, and advanced malware targeting infrastructure. But shortly thereafter (assuming it does not immediately result in disaster), becoming a ubiquitous locally deployed consumer technology.