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Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Command and Control

Fitzpatrick, Mark·2019·Survival

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An IISS tabletop exercise showed how an AI arms race could reduce strategic stability as nuclear-weapons states become more reliant on artificial intelligence.

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  • Satellite images of the South China Sea posted online revealed the whereabouts of three Chinese submarines.

    “In round one, reportedly from sources connected to QuantumAI, satellite images of the South China Sea were posted online, rendering the water transparent and revealing the whereabouts of three Chinese submarines.”
  • Inputs can potentially lead an AI system towards an incorrect picture classification by slightly changing the pixels or patterns of the image.

    “Tese inputs can potentially lead an artifcial intelligence system towards an incorrect picture classifcation by slightly changing the pixels or patterns of the image-changes that may be invisible to human sight and lead to unfortunate circumstances [114].”
  • AI-driven management software at four commercial nuclear power reactors in heavily populous Chinese regions started reporting falsified safety alarms.

    “Few years ago, the AI-driven management software at four commercial nuclear power reactors in heavily populous Chinese regions started reporting falsifed safety alarms.”
  • Undermining the second-strike potential offered by stealthy nuclear-armed submarines represented a risk to strategic stability.

    “Undermining the second-strike potential ofered by stealthy nuclear-armed submarines represented a risk to strategic stability [114].”
  • A US Navy destroyer engaged in a freedom-of-navigation exercise in South China Sea territorial waters claimed by China came dangerously close to bumping with another PLA Navy vessel due to serious problems with its automated navigational systems.

    “In the case of a fctional build-up with a scenario of crisis, a destroyer of the United States Navy engaged in an exercise called freedom-of-navigation in South China Sea territorial waters claimed by China came dangerously close to bumping with another vessel of the PLA Navy due to serious problems with its automated navigational systems.”

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Authors
Fitzpatrick, M.
Corresponding author
Fitzpatrick, Mark
Venue
Survival
Published
2019-05-04
Volume
61
Issue
3
Pages
81-92
ISSN
  • 0039-6338 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-2699
OpenAlex
W2946716844
Cited by
26
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
FWCI
9.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Survival (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Nuclear Issues and Defense
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Military Strategy and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies
Keywords
artificial intelligence, nuclear command and control, strategic stability, nuclear arms race, nuclear deterrence, tabletop exercises, nuclear weapons

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