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Hypersonic Missiles: A New Proliferation Challenge

Mar 29, 2018

Within 10 years, hypersonic missiles are likely to be deployed and offered on the international market. But there is time for action by states that do not want hypersonic missiles to flourish in their neighborhoods. It is time to move toward heading off this threat while it is still possible to do so.
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Increase the Risk of Nuclear War

Apr 24, 2018

Advances in AI have provoked a new kind of arms race among nuclear powers. This technology could challenge the basic rules of nuclear deterrence and lead to catastrophic miscalculations.

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How Might Artificial Intelligence Affect the Risk of Nuclear War?

Experts agree that AI has significant potential to upset the foundations of nuclear security. But there are also ways that machines could help ease distrust among international powers and decrease the risk of nuclear war.

Apr 24, 2018
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Security 2040: Perils and Promise Over the Near Horizon

The Security 2040 initiative explores how new trends and technologies could impact the future of global security. The goal: Alert policymakers to potential future risks and recommend solutions.

Apr 24, 2018
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By 2040, Artificial Intelligence Could Upend Nuclear Stability

Artificial intelligence has the potential to upend the foundations of nuclear deterrence by the year 2040. While AI-controlled doomsday machines are considered unlikely, the hazards of artificial intelligence for nuclear security lie instead in its potential to encourage humans to take potentially apocalyptic risks

Apr 24, 2018
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Staying Cool—As the Globe Warms

Studies suggest that the heat of the future will exceed human coping capacity. Taking advantage of smart technology, inexpensive traditional methods that require little energy use, and innovative energy-efficient technologies could provide a sustainable path forward in heat-challenged regions.

Apr 23, 2018
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Moving to the Unclassified: How the Intelligence Community Can Work from Unclassified Facilities

This report provides analysis and recommendations for intelligence agencies on how to conduct work outside classified facilities by identifying policy, legal, technology, security, financial, and cultural considerations.

Apr 23, 2018
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Understanding Government Telework: An Examination of Research Literature and Practices from Government Agencies

This report provides an overview of the literature on telework, examines telework practices from across seven government agencies, and explains how government agencies benefit when employees engage in telework.

Apr 23, 2018
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Identifying Law Enforcement Needs for Access to Digital Evidence in Remote Data Centers

Researchers discuss the challenge of accessing data in remote data centers, summarize the discussion of an expert panel, and provide a list of needs identified and prioritized by the panel to inform concerned communities and stakeholders.

Apr 23, 2018
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Could U.S. Road Deaths Reach Zero by 2050?

Motor vehicle crashes kill more than 100 Americans every day and are the leading cause of death for people age 15 to 24. A strategy that includes changes in policy, technology, and social norms could substantially improve road safety and lead to zero roadway deaths by 2050.

Apr 19, 2018
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The Road to Zero: Executive Summary: A Vision for Achieving Zero Roadway Deaths by 2050

Imagine that, in 2050, not a single person in the United States dies in a traffic crash. This executive summary to The Road to Zero: A Vision for Achieving Zero Roadway Deaths by 2050 describes how that might be possible.

Apr 19, 2018
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Factoring Security Cooperation into Core U.S. Air Force Decisionmaking Processes: Incorporating Impact in Planning, Programming, and Capability Development

This report reviews two core U.S. Air Force decisionmaking processes to determine the extent to which decisionmakers consider security cooperation impact and to recommend ways to make such considerations systematic and explicit.

Apr 19, 2018
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Exploring the Future of Global Security

The Security 2040 initiative explores technologies and trends that are shaping the global security landscape. By focusing on lesser-known security risks, Security 2040 aims to help decisionmakers anticipate and respond to threats on the horizon.

Apr 19, 2018
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Genome-Wide Scan of Depressive Symptomatology in Two Representative Cohorts in the United States and the United Kingdom

This exploration of genomic associations with depression found no compelling evidence of a single genetic variant's significant role in depressive symptomatology.

Apr 17, 2018
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Journal Article

LivSim: An Open-Source Simulation Software Platform for Community Research and Development for Liver Allocation Policies

This study developed LivSim, an open-source software alternative to the Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM v Aug 2014) created by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

Apr 13, 2018
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How to Counter Russian Social Media Influence in Eastern Europe

Russia uses social media in nearby states to sow dissent against neighboring governments and NATO. Options for countering the Kremlin's campaign include tracking and blocking propaganda more quickly and offering alternative content to help displace the Russian narrative.

Apr 12, 2018
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News Release

RAND Identifies New Strategies for Countering Russian Social Media Influence in Eastern Europe

Russia is waging a social media campaign in the Baltics, Ukraine and nearby states to sow dissent against neighboring governments, as well as NATO and the European Union.

Apr 12, 2018
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U.S. Coast Guard Faces Capability Gaps in the Arctic

It is becoming more important to determine how to operate in the Arctic, given changing climate conditions and the potential for increased activity that may demand more frequent U.S. government presence. Identifying gaps in capabilities now could help the U.S. Coast Guard mitigate future challenges.

Apr 11, 2018
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Increasing Cost-Effective Readiness for the U.S. Air Force by Reducing Supply Chain Variance: Technical Analysis of Flying Hour Program Variance

Seeking to reduce the $4 billion that it spends annually on spare parts, the Air Force asked RAND researchers to identify the causes and gauge the effects of flying hour variance (the difference between predicted and actual numbers of flying hours).

Apr 10, 2018
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Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Electronic Communication and Electronic Devices on the Right to a Fair Trial

In this report, an expert panel identifies ways that electronic communication can impact the right to a fair trial and recommends strategies to protect witnesses from intimidation and jurors from compromising their independence.

Apr 10, 2018
Commentary

Can Washington Successfully Prepare for the Future?

The impossibility of predicting the future does not remove the need to mull the uncertain. Policymakers should build in windows of time to think imaginatively about the pursuit of America's strategic objectives, and take a bird's-eye view of the role America can and should play in shaping an increasingly complex, chaotic world.

Apr 6, 2018

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