AI and the Bomb: Nuclear Strategy and Risk in the Digital Age

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James Johnson (Lecturer in Strategic Studies, Lecturer in Strategic Studies, University of Aberdeen)

AI and the Bomb

Nuclear Strategy and Risk in the Digital Age

James Johnson (Lecturer in Strategic Studies, Lecturer in Strategic Studies, University of Aberdeen)

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Oxford University Press
22 June 2023

International relations; Nuclear weapons; Artificial intelligence

Will AI make accidental nuclear war more likely? If so, how might these risks be reduced? AI and the Bomb provides a coherent, innovative, and multidisciplinary examination of the potential effects of AI technology on nuclear strategy and escalation risk. It addresses a gap in the international relations and strategic studies literature, and its findings have significant theoretical and policy ramifications for using AI technology in the nuclear enterprise. The book advances an innovative theoretical framework to consider AI technology and atomic risk, drawing on insights from political psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and strategic studies. In this multidisciplinary work, James Johnson unpacks the seminal cognitive-psychological features of the Cold War-era scholarship, and offers a novel explanation of why these matter for AI applications and strategic thinking. The study offers crucial insights for policymakers and contributes to the literature that examines the impact of military force and technological change.

By: James Johnson (Lecturer in Strategic Studies Lecturer in Strategic Studies University of Aberdeen)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 588g
ISBN: 9780192858184
ISBN 10: 0192858181
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 22 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements List of figures and tables List of abbreviations Introduction: AI and nuclear weapons 1: Strategic stability: A perfect storm of nuclear risk? 2: Nuclear deterrence: New challenges for deterrence theory and practice 3: Inadvertent escalation: A new model for nuclear risk 4: AI-security dilemma: Insecurity, mistrust, and misperception under the nuclear shadow 5: Catalytic nuclear war: New 'Nth country problem' in the digital age? Conclusion: Managing the AI-nuclear strategic nexus Index

James Johnson is a Lecturer in Strategic Studies in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen. He is also an Honorary Fellow at the University of Leicester, a Non-Resident Associate on the ERC-funded 'Towards a Third Nuclear Age' Project, and a Mid-Career Cadre with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Project on Nuclear Issues. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at Dublin City University, a Non-Resident Fellow with the Modern War Institute at West Point, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey.