OMNI WAR
WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #157, DECEMBER 20, 2023
NUCLEAR MISSILES, NUCLEAR HYBRID WAR, ANOTHER REASON TO
ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS
William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina write in The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and
Presidential Power from Truman to Trump,
Chapter 4, ‘Hacking the Bomb,’” that
“Cyber warfare has become a standard
element of the arsenal for what are now called ‘hybrid’ conflicts.” “The United States’ use of cyberattacks
against nuclear and missile programs in Iran and North Korea has changed the
nature of warfare. As the United States
sets the example for hybrid conflicts, and as the tools to fight them
proliferate, this boomerang is sure to come back at us” (70). --D
Nuclear Annihilation by Computer
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It is supposed to be science fiction (as in
classic ’80s films like War Games and The Terminator):
An artificial intelligence system initiates a global nuclear war and wipes out
human civilization as we know it. But
that precise scenario is now too close for comfort.
That’s why Sen. Edward J. Markey
(Massachusetts) has introduced an
amendment to the annual legislation — in the Senate right now — that sets the
Pentagon’s budget. This critical
proposal would prohibit our armed forces from giving artificial intelligence
the final say in whether to launch nuclear weapons. Currently — as has also been depicted in many
movies — each of our nation’s nuclear missile silos and submarines requires two
human beings to verify a launch order and to turn the keys that actually set
missiles into motion.
It may seem crazy to have to say this, but we must not leave it up to some
artificial intelligence system to decide if human civilization ends in nuclear
holocaust.
Tell the Senate:
This is real life, not science fiction. You must adopt Sen.
Markey’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act and prohibit — by
law — artificial intelligence from having the final say in launching nuclear
missiles.
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Thanks for taking action.
Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen