By: Alexa Wehsener and Philip Reiner

Technology for Global Security (T4GS) is passionate about providing opportunities through which the public and private sectors can interact on critical issues, ideally fostering relationships and developing a bridge between communities in the process. As we recently noted, hosting cybersecurity tabletop exercises (CTTXs) is one way we accomplish this bridge-building.

Over the past year, T4GS has hosted CTTXs with a genesis around the threats posed by distributed-denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Last summer in Washington D.C., we hosted a group of experts representing the tech industry, federal government, and cybersecurity policy communities. These experts…

By: Alexa Wehsener and Philip Reiner

At Technology for Global Security (T4GS), we do not accept the argument that there is a divide between technology companies and Washington D.C. Quite simply, there are differing cultures across all domains — we embrace that fact and thrive on it. More importantly, we accept that technology is moving faster than policy can keep up — which requires earnest, trustworthy venues for the honest exchange of ideas and tools.

As part of our suite of solutions to these challenges, T4GS conducts public-private cybersecurity tabletop exercises (CTTXs) to examine current trends and potential future crises…

TECHNOLOGY FOR GLOBAL SECURITY

May 6th, 2019

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Today, nine states have nuclear weapons and fourteen states have nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) systems. How multiple nuclear-armed states interact in nuclear-prone conflicts is poorly understood. National NC3 capabilities are technically dissimilar and operate in different governance and cultural systems. Of note, there are no common standards of NC3 performance. Additionally, the impact of NC3 systems on the risk of nuclear war in regional flashpoints is a new factor in the decisions of the global nuclear weapons states. …

A TECHNOLOGY FOR GLOBAL SECURITY PODCAST

Featuring Paul Bracken, Peter Hayes, and Philip Reiner

Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.tech4gs.org/dr-paul-bracken.html

OVERVIEW

In this podcast, Paul Bracken analyzes the big structures and large processes of nuclear multipolarity. A framework for analyzing this global system is developed, one made up of national command and control plus the “system dynamics” of their interlinked behavior. The paper underscores how advanced technologies — cyberwar, drones, and anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) — affects NC3. The structures include the national command and control of at least eighteen countries, to include nine nuclear weapon states, “shared” weapons in…

AUTHOR: PAUL BRACKEN

TECHNOLOGY FOR GLOBAL SECURITY SPECIAL REPORT

May 14, 2019

I. INTRODUCTION

In this essay, Paul Bracken analyzes the big structures and large processes of nuclear multipolarity. The structures include the national command and control of at least eighteen countries, to include nine nuclear weapon states, “shared” weapons in NATO, missile defense, and key intelligence nodes in select countries. Processes include the delegated flow of launch authority, innovation, and digitization in many forms. A framework for analyzing this global system is developed, one made up of national command and control plus the “system dynamics” of their interlinked behavior.

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Technology for Global Security and the Center for Global Security Research

Introduction

Artificial intelligence has burst upon the national security scene with an intensity to surprise even the most veteran observers of the national policy discourse. The renewed spike of interest is driven in part by popular characterizations of novel AI techniques as revolutionary, ostensibly on par with the discovery of fire, electricity, or nuclear weapons.1 It is also driven in part by the rapid absorption of nascent AI-based technologies — primarily driven by novel machine learning techniques — into diverse sectors of the global economy, often with transformative effects…

Technology for Global Security and the Center of Global Security Research

Introduction

As the 21st century geopolitical balance shifts in uncertain ways, there is an increasing eagerness to deploy AI technologies into both the physical and digital battlefields to gain both tactical and strategic advantage over adversaries. However, the nature of increasingly powerful and unpredictable AI demands a measured and balanced approach to deploying these tools before the limitations, risks, and vulnerabilities are fully understood and addressed. Indeed, these technologies may not currently be “ready for primetime”, on a number of levels. We begin this discussion — meant to be…

Technology for Global Security and the Center of Global Security Research

Introduction ​ On June 29, 2018, Technology for Global Security and the Center for Global Security Research hosted a roundtable discussion to explore how artificial intelligence related techniques and tools will impact international security policymaking. The discussion specifically investigated the potential security implications of these technologies as they are considered for use in military capacities. The discussion was attended by a mix of academics, research scientists, venture capitalists, civil society, and industry. This discussion was the first in a series of workshops to better understand the potential role AI…