Drones, Killer Robots, and Nuclear AI, with Kelsey Atherton (PODCAST 9-04-2019)

I’m joined by defense technology journalist Kelsey Atherton of C4ISRNET to discuss several recent stories related to technology in the military, from the alleged need for a fully autonomous nuclear deterrent (!) to the Pentagon’s plan to create a domestic quadcopter industry from whole cloth. You can find Kelsey’s “Tomorrow Wars” newsletter here, and you can find Kelsey himself on Twitter here. Enjoy!

LINKS

* War on the Rocks: “America Needs a ‘Dead Hand’”

* Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “Strangelove Redux”

* The Atlantic: “Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill”

* New York Times Magazine: “Are Killer Robots the Future of War?”

* New York Times: “Dear Tech Workers, U.S. Service Members Need Your Help”

* Foreign Policy: “Pentagon Seeks to Counter China’s Drone Edge”

* Fifth Domain: “Can Congress legislate a secure technology supply chain for the Pentagon?”

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