Opinion
The military’s fabled ‘human in the loop’ for AI is dangerously misleading
A “human in the loop” whose sole function is to approve a machine’s actions is not a safeguard but a design failure, argues Mikey Dickerson.
Opinion
A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones from Iran
If a missile is launched from Iran toward a U.S. military base in the region, how do service members know in time to stay safe?
It’s time for a climate change version of the Manhattan Project
Global climate change is more than bigger snowstorms and warmer summers; it represents one of the most acute and dangerous threats our national security establishment has ever known.
Can we please stop talking about domains?
At some point we began labeling specific maneuver spaces as domains, and in so doing we made multidomain operations unachievable. Instead of joint all-domain concepts, we need joint all-capability effects.
The problems with the defense-industrial base aren’t about the contractors
Saying DoD needs “to spur increased competition” implies negative consequences from too little competition today, yet the report is based in part on a skewed view of limited data, including dollars awarded competitively.
America needs a robust, resilient supply chain for semiconductors
The United States is at a precarious juncture where private and public sector missteps could erode our technological superiority.
Demilitarize civilian cyber defense, and you’ll gain deterrence
By constantly flexing the military’s cyber muscles to defend the homeland from inbound criminal cyber activity, the public demand for a broad federal response to illegal cyber activity is satisfied. Still, over time, the potential adversary will understand our military’s offensive cyber operations’ tactics, techniques and procedures.
Low-flying threats challenge NATO’s deterrence in the East
In the event of a conflict with Russia, U.S. and NATO air forces will confront a contested air littoral — that is, the airspace between ground forces and high-end fighters and bombers.
Here’s how the US can reestablish a measure of deterrence against Iran
Undue restraint in the face of aggression has been dangerously provocative and is becoming evermore so. It’s time for President Joe Biden to change course.
Five ways synthetic environments can benefit NATO
Predicting an adversary’s intentions and operational aims remains a thorny challenge.
Germany helps Putin with its double standard on arms exports
Berlin should drop its double standard and join the NATO effort to support Kyiv with more than helmets.
