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Identifying and Mitigating Risks

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Summarizes the steps that can help guide nuclear powers, and militaries overall, to have AI applications reduce risks associated with nuclear operations

the effectiveness of human-machine teaming associated with AI applications. Risks from leader calculus result from the difficulty of assessing how AI could impact the military balance. Compared ... performance. While military applications of AI are inevitable and are already being witnessed, governments and militaries are relatively silent regarding AI applications to the most dangerous of weapons ... nuclear operations and AI-enabled military capabilities more broadly—affect the likelihood of nuclear war or the speed at which conventional conflict could become nuclear? IDENTIFYING RISKS

Leveraging AI to Mitigate Civilian Harm

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We have found that AI can be used to help address patterns of harm and thus reduce the likelihood of harm. We discuss some areas of focus militaries could prioritize in order to reduce risks to civilians.

some areas of focus militaries could prioritize in order to reduce risks to civilians. Countries around the world have taken early steps to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in military capabilities. Although militaries are seeking to leverage the technology of AI for greater effectiveness and efficiency, the idea of adapting AI to military applications has also created considerable ... in international discussions is whether military applications of AI could be inherently indiscriminate, unable to differentiate between valid military targets and civilians. One way to answer this question

Innovation Day

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for safety and security missions is continuing to grow due to their ability to enhance operational effectiveness and serve as a "force multiplier" for operators. With a proliferation of new technology ... of Ukraine has made a PRC invasion of Taiwan appear more credible and generated a sense of urgency among some leaders in Taiwan. This sense of urgency has prompted the Taiwan government and military to enact multifaceted reform with the goal of turning the Taiwan military into a credible deterrent and warfighting force. While some reform debates predate the Russia-Ukraine war, Taiwan government

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.

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 ... 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 ... demonstrated that more can be done to protect civilians. An approach referred to as civilian harm mitigation and response (CHMR) emerged in the cauldron of military operations. With this approach, US

Are We Winning

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In more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States’ armed forces have encountered myriad challenges in their efforts to execute simultaneous counterinsurgency campaigns. Assessing progress on the ground—what we will refer to here as “operations assessment”—has proven an especially challenging task. For CNA analysts, as well as uniformed operations research and systems analysis (ORSA) personnel, the operations assessment process has grown in importance and consumed increasing analytic resources over the course of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). While there have been new and innovative approaches to operations assessment in recent years, there has also been a great deal of relearning old lessons from previous eras (under different conditions). This relearning is, at least in part, attributable to the lack of a comprehensive history of operations assessment.

Are We Winning Are We Winning? A Brief History of Military Operations Assessment In more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States’ armed forces have encountered myriad ... assessment. “Are we winning?” That simple question has proven decidedly difficult for the U.S. military to answer at various times in its history, and in recent decades has given rise to formal processes ... assessment, as has the broader military operations research community. Yet, to our knowledge, there is no comprehensive account of the history of operations assessment. This paper aims to serve

Exploring Racial Ethnic and Gender Disparities in the Military Justice System

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Data from FY 2014 to FY 2020 indicate major racial and gender disparities in military justice system (MJS) outcomes. This report outlines potential next steps.

Exploring Racial Ethnic and Gender Disparities in the Military Justice System Exploring Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in the Military Justice System Data from FY 2014 to FY 2020 indicate major racial and gender disparities in military justice system (MJS) outcomes. This report outlines potential next steps. Background Section 540I of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (FY 2020 NDAA) required the secretary of defense, in consultation with the secretaries of the military departments and the secretary of homeland security, to: Issue guidance that establishes

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 1, November 2, 2021

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 1, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

, the company developed the military’s first command automation system during the “two bombs, one satellite” program that produced the PRC’s first nuclear weapons, ballistic missile, and satellite ... missiles, and the ZDW01 reconnaissance vehicle armed with two Red Arrow-73C anti-tank missiles. NORINCO is a PRC state-owned defense conglomerate focusing on ground systems. 19 OTHER NEWS MILITARY ... , community governance, environmental governance, health and sanitation, and sports. The PRC often uses policy experimentation to test out a policy or initiative’s effectiveness in a local setting prior

How to Use Administrative Data to Measure and Interpret Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Military Justice Outcomes

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This report proposes a six-step iterative process for assessing the treatment of racial, ethnic, and gender (REG) groups in the military justice system (MJS).

How to Use Administrative Data to Measure and Interpret Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Military Justice Outcomes How to Use Administrative Data to Measure and Interpret Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Military Justice Outcomes This report proposes a six-step iterative process for assessing the treatment of racial, ethnic, and gender (REG) groups in the military justice system ... from the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Establish criteria for determining when to review data indicating that racial, ethnic, and gender (REG) disparities in military justice

CNA Organizational and Process Design

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CNA empower leaders with the tools and data they need to undertake organizational change that quickly adapts to changing operating environments.

CNA Organization Process Design CNA empower leaders with the tools and data they need to undertake organizational change that quickly adapts to changing operating environments. Military ... , increasing congressional oversight and influence, and changing workforce demographics—all while maintaining trust with and accountability to the nation they serve. Military organizations are also ... and constraints of the business world and those of the military can challenge this adoption. Given these ambitions and constraints, military organizations must sometimes adapt their organizational

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

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Moscow’s nuclear weapons doctrine is at an inflection point. This report examines the debates in Russia about the ineffectiveness of nuclear weapons threats.

a cessation of Western military aid to Kyiv. In tandem with this signaling, Russian experts and military analysts have debated the effectiveness and credibility of Moscow’s nuclear messaging and discussed whether Russia may need to implement measures to restore nuclear signaling credibility. Previous CNA studies regarding the Russian military’s views on nuclear weapons have sought to articulate ... President Vladimir Putin’s role as the ultimate decision-maker; (2) a small circle of military planners and scholars in Russian Ministry of Defense institutes, referred to as “the military-analytical