Deterrence Under Uncertainty
Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare
Posted on rand.org Dec 5, 2023
For decades, films such as WarGames and The Terminator have warned that the combination of artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons might be a recipe for an apocalypse. Might these prophecies of doom become reality in coming decades?
Using insights from computer science, Deterrence Under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare evaluates how AI could make nuclear war winnable, and whether that possibility is likely. Detailed chapters explain how the landscape of nuclear deterrence is changing and debunk the myths of machine intelligence and nuclear weapons. This book gives a practitioner's perspective on how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies could change the role of nuclear weapons in international relations.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Availability: Non-RAND
- Year: 2023
- Pages: 256
- ISBN/EAN: 9780192886323
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/CBA2209-1
- Document Number: CB-A2209-1
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