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Explainability, Not Speed, Will Define the Next Military AI Race

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Strategic Adversariesaccountability, autonomous weapons, black box, certification, classical AI, courtroom, decision recovery, decision-making, defense studies, emerging technologies, entanglement, ethical defense, explainability, gate-based models, Human Rights, interference, international bodies., international humanitarian law, legal exposure, legal justification, LIME, logistics planning, military AI, neural networks, operational risk, optimization, pattern recognition, prediction, proportionality, public trust, quantum AI, quantum computing, research, rules of engagement, satellite imagery, scrutiny, SHAP, speed, superposition, target prioritization, threat classification, transparency, tribunal

Explainability, Not Speed, Will Define the Next Military AI Race

Maheen Butt1 Comment

Published: September 21, 2026 A soldier who fires on a target must be able to reason “why” afterward. Similarly, a commander who authorizes a strike must be able to justify…

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Seizing the High Ground: The Case for U.S. Leadership in Space Mining

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Economics & Trade, Emerging Threats, Government & Politics, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic AdversariesArtemis Accords, asteroid, capabilities, China, competition, development, economic, Energy, extraction, framework , geopolitical, governance, intellectual property, Leadership, lunar, mining, NASA, outer space treaty, policy, R&D, research, resources, security, Space, technology, U.S.

Seizing the High Ground: The Case for U.S. Leadership in Space Mining

Rachel Butler1 Comment

Since the Cold War, space has served as a powerful symbol of American identity. It is an arena where national pride, technological daring, and the spirit of exploration converge. It…

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The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Deterrence and Proliferation

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The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Deterrence and Proliferation

Nazia Sheikh0 Comments

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was signed between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987; it lasted until the United States withdrew in 2019. It contributed to…

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