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Emerging Technology
The unregulated development and deployment of emerging technologies—referring to scientific and technical developments that, if applied in the military sphere, could have transformative effects on the future of warfare in unpredictable and potentially hazardous, destabilizing ways—could increase the risk of accidental and unintended conflict escalation. Whether manifested in new domains, new applications, or new military capabilities, these technologies can include hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities, cyberspace operations, counterspace capabilities, and the like.
The Arms Control Association (ACA), in conjunction with other experts and organizations, has proposed various measures to reduce such risks, as laid out in issue briefs, reports, articles in Arms Control Today, and more. To receive updates on developments in this field, join today or sign up for our regular updates list.
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- Shannon Bugos
The planned purchase of the Air Force’s hypersonic boost-glide system was canceled due to a lackluster testing record.
- Michael Klare
The international debate over controlling artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons systems is dividing into two camps.
- Michael Klare
A new directive lays out a road map for putting these new weapons into the field.
- Shannon Bugos
Despite a successful test flight of one system, the Pentagon’s accelerated drive for hypersonic capabilities faces sharp criticism from critics.
While a positive signal, the U.S.-proposed "Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy" ultimately proves an inadequate response to the militarization of AI and the risks posed by lethal autonomous weapons, according to experts.
- By Kerry Chávez
Ukraine has held the line in the war by harnessing commercial drones but Russia is now doing that too.
- By Lindsay Rand
Facing competition from China on advanced computing technologies, the United States must accelerate domestic research and development to maximize the benefits of these technologies while curtailing potential national security risks.
In a statement, UN member states stress that humans must remain accountable for decisions on using force.
The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon will be fielded by the end of the fiscal year, a top U.S. Army commander has said.
- By Peter Rautenbach
AI could improve safety in nuclear command and control systems, but it has its flaws.