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Using Unmanned Systems for Safety and Security

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The rapid proliferation of unmanned systems designed for air, land, and water (represented by the term "UxS") ranges from low-end commercial platforms suitable for hobbyists to high-end platforms appropriate for jurisdictional and organizational use. Public safety and security professionals can leverage these diverse and powerful systems for meeting their public safety and security objectives – and are already doing so in missions such as firefighting, special event security, law enforcement, and patrol via air, land, and water. However, CNA believes that long before an organization begins to explore specific systems, it should begin with analysis and generation of requirements.

organizations (including the military). From assessing the readiness of specialized teams (such as Bomb Squads, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Teams, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological ... elements of scenario-based planning, gaming, and design thinking to identify opportunities to improve the operational uses and efficiency of safety and security activities around critical infrastructure

StaffLab Frequently Asked Questions

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management decisions daunting and replaces it with data-driven, pre-tested actions. We do sea trials of ships before delivering them to our military — why would we not do the same for our organizations? StaffLab can help fill the gap between planning and execution and help ensure that major organizational changes are made with the best possible information. Q. How do I find out more about StaffLab

coming in from the cold: Urgent Fury: The 1983 Invasion of Grenada

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 In 1983, the United States along with Caribbean partner nations invaded the island nation of Grenada. The goals of the operation outlined by the Reagan administration were to protect American citizens on the island, forestall further chaos, and restore the rule of law and order on the island of Grenada. While broadly successful in objectives, the operation was criticized by both U.S. and allied officials. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Alex Powell and Steve Wills join Bill, to discuss operation Urgent Fury, and its impact on military reform and special operations forces.

and allied officials. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Alex Powell and Steve Wills join Bill, to discuss operation Urgent Fury, and its impact on military reform and special operations forces ... . Richard C. Thornton, “Grenada: Preemptive Strike,”   Journal of Military and Strategic Studies , Fall and Winter 2008/9, Vol. 11, Issues 1 and 2. Ronald H. Cole,   Operation Urgent Fury: The Planning and Execution of Joint Operations in Grenada, 12 October – 2 November 1983   (Washington, DC: DOD, 1997). Danny Shaw, “Grenada: 38 Years after a Triple Assassination, the Short-Lived

intersections: Issue 9, April 2024

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Intersections, Issue 9, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

. As a result, Paceco Group-a US subsidiary of the Japanese company Mitsui-is planning to onshore US manufacturing capacity for crane production. The launch of the new port security initiative came amid ... on their industrial expertise, thereby re-energizing US efforts to build advanced military and civilian vessels. According to Nikkei Asia, Del Toro's efforts reflect US concerns over the growth of the PRC's

AI and Autonomy in Russia Issue 24

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CNA provides information and analysis of the field of civilian and military AI in Russia and how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. Issue 24.

AI and Autonomy in Russia Issue 24 AI and Autonomy in Russia Issue 24, October 22, 2021 CNA provides information and analysis of the field of civilian and military AI in Russia and how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. Issue 24. The Artificial Intelligence in Russia newsletter features a summary of recent Russian-language reports on the Russian AI and autonomy ecosystem, divided into the following sections: Governance and Legal Developments Military and Security Developments Corporate and Market Developments Education and Training Developments

Evolution of US Navy Roles in NATO

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This paper, written in 2004, was catalyzed by a series of conferences held in Europe in the early twenty-first century that analyzed international naval policies and history.

The US Navy has been deployed globally and forward, almost frombirth, to further US diplomatic, military, and economic policies.Through much—but not all—of its history, the United States haskept permanent forward deployed naval forces in European waters. At the beginning of the Cold War and on a few occasions since,the Mediterranean was the most important forward theater of USnaval planning

Artificial Intelligence in Russia Issue 6

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Issue 6 for July 2020 of a CNA newsletter providing information and analysis on AI in Russia, especially AI applied to Russian military capabilities.

, especially AI applied to Russian military capabilities. The Artificial Intelligence in Russia newsletter features a summary of recent Russian-language reports on the Russian AI and autonomy ecosystem, divided into the following sections: Governance and Legal Developments Military and Security Developments Corporate and Market Developments Education and Training Developments ... is planning to allocate over 89 billion rubles ($1,250 million) of budget funds to implement over 40 specific AI-related tasks by 2024, notes RIA Novosti. On July 6, TASS and other news agencies reported

Nuclear Arms Control Without a Treaty

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The United States must prepare to compete with Russia without a treaty that verifiably constrains intercontinental range nuclear weapons. This coming challenge stems from three changes in US-Russian relations.Recognizing these changing conditions, the report explores risks, uncertainties, and US policy options for a world in which there is significant competition between Washington and Moscow, but no bilateral strategic nuclear arms control treaty.

reductions. Neither country would have the same degree of confidence in its ability to assess the other’s precise warhead levels. Worst-case scenario planning is also more likely as a result. Over ... a military impact, Japan might perceive them as undermining the US security commitment. Currently the United States and China have no cooperative framework for insulating their nuclear relationship from

Evolution of Gender Integration in the DON Summary of Five Analytical Efforts

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CNA analysts focus on the changes in the gender mix of personnel on retention and manning and how changes effect actual and potential personnel policy changes on Department of the Navy personnel inventories and budgets.

serving in combat roles. During this phase, the question of whether and how women should serve in the military was seen more as a social and political issue than as an issue to be resolved analytically ... ) for accession planning, none has been designed to aid in determining cost-minimizing combinations of accession and selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) strategies. To fill this gap and answer question #1

DoD Function Codes

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Department of Defense (DoD) function codes identify the type of work performed by all activities in the defense infrastructure and operating forces.

and unmanned systems. They also do not reflect areas that have received significant congressional or departmental attention in recent years, such as operational contract support planning, force ... decision-making throughout DoD. Function codes are currently the only formal construct that bridges military and civilian billets performing similar work; the purpose and value of these data need to be conveyed