BLUF

Strategic options are needed to deter aggression without posing an existential threat to humankind.

Summary

  1. One option is a non-nuclear disarming strike that degrades an adversary’s ability to wage war.
  2. Integrating AI into defence capabilities can increase the accuracy and speed of non-nuclear disarming strikes.
  3. AI could bolster strategic stability by delivering ‘mutually assured debilitation’.

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