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Why the “First AI War” is Still a Human Struggle

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Defense & Security, Strategic AdversariesAI, Anthropic Claude, artificial intelligence, civilian casualties, command authorization, command process, cyber intelligence, data manipulation, data-driven, decapitation strategies, decision-making, flawed intelligence, FM 3-60, generative systems, groupthink, Hormozgan province, human judgment, human responsibility, Information Operations, Intelligence, intelligence architecture, Iran war, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ISR, legal review, machine learning, machine speed, Maven Smart System, Military Doctrine, Minab, model logic, Modern warfare, moral judgment, Operation Epic Fury, Palantir, pattern-of-life targeting, persistent access, political judgment, probability, rate of fire, recommendations, reconnaissance, risk assessment, satellite imagery, strategic directives, strategic judgment., surveillance, targeting, targeting accuracy, targeting cycle

Why the “First AI War” is Still a Human Struggle

Matthew J. Fecteau0 Comments

Published: June 8, 2026 The label of the “first AI war” obscures the reality that Operation EPIC FURY is still a conflict in which human judgment remains central to targeting. Artificial intelligence (AI) has not replaced human…

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Deterrence Without Resolve Is No Deterrence at All

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic Adversariesadversary, alliances, Alpha-India Consultancy, ambiguity, Australia, autonomous systems, capability acquisition, capability development, conventional deterrence, credibility, declaratory policy, encroachment, escalation, escalation risks, extended deterrence, forceful response, grey-zone coercion, Indo-Pacific, Indo-Pacific Studies Center, ISR, long-range strike, maritime assets, messaging, military capabilities, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , Nuclear Deterrence, Open Nuclear Network., perception, political resolve, political will, Red Line, resolve, sea mines, self-reliance, strategic competition, strategic failure, strategic signaling, strategic surprise, U.S. nuclear guarantees, undersea infrastructure, undersea warfare

Deterrence Without Resolve Is No Deterrence at All

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

Published: May 12, 2026 There is a comforting fiction at the heart of much contemporary strategic thinking: conventional military capabilities can substitute for nuclear deterrence without requiring the same political…

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Pakistan Is Not Building an ICBM to Attack America

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Emerging ThreatsAbabeel, Afghanistan conflict, Agni-V, Agni-VI, Arms Control, ASAT, blue-water Navy, China-India crisis, CMD, cold war, democracy, economic trade, freedom, FSD, geostrategic fears, ICBM, India, ISR, K-5 SLBM, military satellites, MIRV, MRBM, nuclear doctrine, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Shaheen III, South Asia stability, stability, Terrorism, United States, US-Pakistan relations

Pakistan Is Not Building an ICBM to Attack America

Anum A. Khan0 Comments

Misperceptions are circulating that Pakistan is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) threat to the United States despite the fact that none of its missiles have a range beyond 2,750 kilometers…

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Unveiling the Future: The Convergence of AI and Strategic Intelligence Operations

Archive, Emerging ThreatsAI, artificial intelligence, Cyber, defense, Deterrence, GSR, intelligence operations, International Security, ISR, large language model, machine learning, NIDS, Nuclear Deterrence, policy, reconnaissance, strategic competition, strategy, UAS, UAV

Unveiling the Future: The Convergence of AI and Strategic Intelligence Operations

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and strategic intelligence operations represents a pivotal frontier in the security landscape. Rapid advancements in AI, machine learning (ML), and data analytics will…

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