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War is a Laboratory for AI with Paul Scharre

Your Undivided Attention

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Risk in Concealing Doomsday Devices

Russia had a semi-automated dead hand system called Perimeter during the Cold War, which would transfer launch authority to a junior officer if it detected nuclear detonations on Soviet soil and received no signal from higher authorities. This system, kept secret until after the Cold War, bypassed the normal chain of command, raising concerns about the risks involved in concealing such doomsday devices.

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