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NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR​ Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Operations​ | CNA

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https://www.cna.org Featuring:​ Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, US Department of State​ Dr. Paul Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies and military uses of AI expert, CNAS​ Dr. Timothy P. McDonnell, Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program, CNA​ Moderated by: ​ Dr. Larry Lewis, Principal Research Scientist and AI expert, Special Activities and Analysis Program, CNA​ ​ [Originally Recorded: 2023-04-20]

NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR​ Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Operations​ | CNA https://www.cna.org Featuring:​ Mallory Stewart, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, US Department of State​ Dr. Paul Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies and military uses of AI expert, CNAS​ Dr. Timothy P. McDonnell, Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program, CNA​ Moderated by: ​ Dr. Larry Lewis, Principal Research Scientist and AI expert, Special Activities and Analysis Program, CNA​ ​ [Originally

pla update: Issue 12, July 17, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 12, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

. COMMENTARY ON FOREIGN MILITARY ACTIVITIES PRC Defense Newspaper Reviews Publicly Released US NMS PRC analysis of the United States' recently publicly released military strategy criticized US "hyping" of the strategic environment and highlighted the document's discussion of integrated deterrence. On June 19, China Defense News published a short analysis of the unclassified version ... Commanders and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It serves as a strategic framework for how the US armed forces will execute the overall policy goals laid out in the most recent National Security Strategy

Preparing for Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response in Large-Scale Combat Operations

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Civilian harm mitigation and response requires a comprehensive approach. This report makes recommendations for mitigation, response, learning, analysis, and reporting.

and response requires a comprehensive approach. This report makes recommendations for mitigation, response, learning, analysis, and reporting. The US military has always taken steps to safeguard ... is based on lessons from and analysis of real-world operations and contains SECDEF-directed actions to meet two overall goals: improving DOD’s ability to mitigate harm to civilians in its operations ... to the extent feasible. Previous analysis shows that the CHMR approach can, in fact, yield improved operational effectiveness, help military attacks get the right target, and provide strategic

Views from the People’s Republic of China on US-China Relations since the Beginning of the Biden Administration

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This memo is part of a larger effort by CNA’s China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division that is examining how allies, partners, and the PRC are assessing US policy in the Indo-Pacific. It focuses on how PRC subject matter experts were viewing US policy toward Beijing during the initial first few months of the new US administration.

Division that is examining how allies, partners, and the PRC are assessing US policy in the Indo-Pacific. It focuses on how PRC subject matter experts were viewing US policy toward Beijing during ... on US-PRC relations, particularly in the areas of foreign affairs and national security. The views of the SMEs in this paper should not be construed as official PRC policy, nor is the sample ... through their institutional affiliations. Key themes identified in these articles are below. The appendix contains a list of events in US-PRC relations during the period of analysis. Key themes

coming in from the cold: The Fateful Triangle

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Special Guest Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institute and Nilanthi Samaranayake join Bill to discuss, the shifting relationship between India, China and the United States during the Cold War.

policy, focusing in particular on India's relations with China and the United States. Nilanthi Samaranayake   directs the Strategy and Policy Analysis Program. She has led several studies at CNA on Indian Ocean and South Asia security. Recently Samaranayake has worked on U.S.-India naval cooperation, water resource competition in the Brahmaputra River basin, and Sri Lankan foreign policy

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 39, May 30, 2022

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for AI has nearly doubled. Meanwhile, the venture capital market grew by 170%. According to the report, over 60% of the market is in data analysis, with a strong 30% in natural language processing ... Park of the Mobile Internet of Things. The Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone, subordinated to the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy of Moscow, includes five sites with a total area ... According to the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), hacker groups that are theoretically linked to the Chinese authorities and military have recently made Russia their main target. Hackers from

russian media analysis: Issue 5, December 5, 2021

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Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities

presents growing a threat to Russia. Vladimir Kozin discusses US space policy, US space policy documents, and the X-37B space plane as feeding Moscow's perception that “Washington is taking practical ... Political and foreign policy developments in Scandinavia have been noted by Russian commentators in recent weeks. Several articles note recent statements by Norwegian officials expressing disinterest in raising the military stakes with Russia. Also appearing is analysis comparing the differing viewpoints of the Scandinavian countries with regard to assessing Russia's threat level. All in all

New Report: Preparing For Civilian Harm Mitigation And Response In Large-Scale Combat Operations

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CNA has released a new report about civilian harm mitigation and response (CHMR).

against peer adversaries, the Office of Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy asked CNA to develop practical steps the Department ... Combat Operations, is based upon CNA's analysis of more than 2,000 real-world cases of civilian harm from the past two decades. This analysis identified four general types of failure that contribute ... . The report argues for a comprehensive approach, with specific recommendations for civilian harm mitigation, assessments, response, operational learning, analysis, and reporting. CHMR is relatively new

New Report: A New Framework for Managing Nuclear Escalation

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With less than six months left until the New START arms control treaty expires, the climate of cooperative nuclear risk reduction continues to sour.

Under the Nuclear Shadow: A New Framework for U.S. Escalation Management," analyst Madison Estes argues that the nuclear policy community has focused on escalation characterizations and risks at the expense of escalation management. The report aims to fill that gap with a practical decision-making framework to vet actionable policy options that would better enable the U.S. to minimize the potential use of nuclear weapons in conflict. "We know the character of the problem — existing research and analysis provide a robust foundation for understanding how nuclear escalation might manifest

Strategic Emergency Response in Nontraditional Crisis Situations

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This document presents two case studies examining the decision-making, procurement, and distribution strategies in the US response to COVID-19 test kit shortages.

from the COVID-19 pandemic response that illuminate key challenges and highlight nontraditional policy and operational responses to those challenges. Module 5 presents an analysis and integration ... and procurement during nontraditional crises and achieve challenging policy outcomes. Through an exploration of two case studies based on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants can discuss alternative approaches to achieving successful outcomes, consider opportunities for building cohesive team structures, and analyze examples of public-private collaboration and industrial policy