On Friday, President Biden’s national security adviser announced that the White House would redouble its efforts to engage China in talks about the country’s participation in arms control talks. The White House would also try to establish a global agreement that stipulates that artificial intelligence programmes could never be used to authorise the use of nuclear weapons without the presence of a human in the decision loop.
Mr. Sullivan was unequivocal about the American reaction to China’s fast military expansion for the first time. According to the Pentagon, China’s rapid military construction might lead to the deployment of up to 1,500 nuclear weapons by the year 2035. This would be a fivefold increase from the “minimum deterrent” that China has held for almost 60 years. If Beijing is successful in reaching that number, Russia and China, two of the United States’ most formidable nuclear foes, would have a combined force of more than 3,000 strategic missiles, which are capable of reaching the United States.
Earlier this year, Russia essentially withdrew from the New START treaty. On Thursday, the United States announced that it would take reciprocal action, which includes suspending inspections of nuclear sites, ceasing to provide information on the movement of weapons or launchers, and ceasing to provide telemetry data for ballistic missile tests.
However, Mr. Sullivan pointed out that Russia will continue to stick to the essence of the deal, which is to restrict the number of strategic warheads it has to 1,550. When the treaty runs out, both parties will have to discuss whether or not to continue adhering to the boundaries.
part missile defence systems, such as the Patriot, which can be programmed to autonomously intercept incoming missiles, already make use of artificial intelligence in part of their operations. Policymakers in the United governments are becoming more concerned about the temptation that exists among many governments to utilise artificial intelligence in assessing whether or not to fire nuclear weapons and how quickly to do so. This possibility has been a source of creativity for screenwriters for decades, but in recent years, the difficulty of the problem in the actual world has increased.
The use of artificial intelligence may be helpful in identifying potential threats. However, this may also reduce the amount of time needed to make decisions, as many knowledgeable individuals have pointed out. It’s possible that the president won’t find out until it’s too late that a warning of an impending assault was based on false information, defective data, or broken sensors.
Despite this, some nations see some forms of artificial intelligence as having the ability to act as a deterrent. Even if a first strike severed a nation’s leadership, the computers of that country might still launch a counterattack. Vladimir V. Putin, the President of Russia, is fond of bragging about his country’s nuclear-armed torpedo called the Poseidon, which has the ability to go across the Pacific Ocean even if the Russian leadership has already been eradicated.
