Peer-Reviewed Journal Details
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Johnson J.
2020
April
Strategic Studies Quarterly
Artificial Intelligence: A Threat to Strategic Stability
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Artificial intelligence; autonomous weapons; nuclear deterrence; emerging technology; escalation; strategic stability
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AI-augmented conventional capabilities might affect strategic stability between great military powers. The nuanced, multifaceted possible intersections of this emerging technology with a range of advanced conventional weapons can compromise nuclear capabilities, thus amplifying the potentially destabilizing effects of these weapons. This article argues that a new generation of artificial intelligence–enhanced conventional capabilities will exacerbate the risk of inadvertent escalation caused by the commingling of nuclear and nonnuclear weapons. The increasing speed of warfare will also undermine strategic stability and increase the risk of nuclear confrontation.
10.2307/26891882
Feature Article - Spring 2020
https://www.jstor.org/stable/26891882?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
www.jstor.org/stable/26891882
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