October 14, 2021 – On September 7, U.S. Air Force Chief Software Officer Nicolas Chaillan resigned in a post on Linked in titled, "It is time to say Goodbye!" "I realize more clearly than ever before," he wrote, "that in 20 years from now, our children...will have no chance competing in a world where China has the drastic advantage of population over the US." Chaillan told'Fox & Friends First' Thursday that his goal in resigning was not to admit defeat, but to implore people to understand that'we're running out of time.' "If we do not take action right now, we will be facing a situation where we will not be able to catch up." "I resigned," he said, "because I wanted to raise the alarm and ensure we take action before it is too late." The issue, Chaillan believes, lies in part with top U.S. officials: "The reports coming out from the Pentagon saying that China is catching up...when really it is now a real threat to our democracy" he said. STEPHEN MOORE: BIDEN THINKS CLIMATE CHANGE IS A BIGGER THREAT THAN CHINA. Chaillan joined the Pentagon as Chief Software Officer in 2019, the first to hold that title. There, he quickly identified a key difference between the way the U.S. and China interact with their private-sector technology companies.