New Tools & Emerging Technologies

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The Technological Imperative of Ethical Evolution

VIDEO: Martin E. Hellman on the need to rethink our concept of national security.

War on the Rocks

AI, Cyberspace, and Nuclear Weapons

Military escalation risks are associated with emerging technology, especially inadvertent and accidental escalation.

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The Artificial Intelligence–Cyber Nexus

Future iterations of AI-enhanced cyber counterforce capabilities may compromise cyber defense and increase escalation risk.

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Artificial Intelligence – A Threat to Strategic Stability?

Video: Seminar with Dr. James Johnson, postdoctoral research fellow at CNS.

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Is the US Losing the Artificial Intelligence Arms Race?

Increasingly sophisticated Chinese and Russian technologies threaten the dominance of US technological innovation.

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The End of Military-Techno Pax Americana?

Washington’s strategic responses to Chinese AI-enabled military technology.

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WMD Capabilities Enabled by Additive Manufacturing

Developments in 3D printing could spur the spread of chemical and biological weapons and WMD delivery systems.

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How Trump Used Classified Intel to Troll Iran

If Donald Trump wants to disclose secrets to the Russian ambassador, or to the entire world via Twitter, he may do so. But at a massive cost to the U.S. intelligence apparatus.

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Revealed: North Korea’s Likely New Submariner Training Center

North Korea’s images of a new submarine, likely with multiple submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).

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Microfluidics Should Scare You

Actors good and bad could use an emerging technology to produce or defend against chemical weapons.