Artificial Intelligence Won’t Control US Nukes, Yet

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – STRATCOM boss: AI useful for sorting lots of data quickly, but don’t expect ‘WarGames’. The head of U.S. Strategic Command has no interest in replicating the plot of the 1983 film. Nuke weapons will remain a human-made decision.

In “WarGames,” an artificial intelligence program called WOPR—pronounced “Whopper”—located at Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo., controls U.S. nuclear weapons.

“So the WOPR actually was that AI machine that everyone is scared about. And guess what? We do not have a WOPR in STRATCOM headquarters. Nor would we ever have a WOPR in STRATCOM headquarters,” says Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, the head of U.S. Strategic Command.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.

Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:       

NATIONAL SECURITY

Women in combat ‘very proficient,’ SecDef says, calling them “very courageous” in their service.

POLITICS

Republican senators push for more VA oversight after agency secured emergency funds from Congress for incorrectly claiming a $15B shortfall.

Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths.

US POWER OVERSEAS

Marine Corps stealth F-35C was used in combat for first time to strike Houthis earlier this month when it targeted weapon storage facilities in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen.

Marines put new amphibious vehicles to the test in first at-sea drill. This, while their comrades worked on coastal defense training with partners in the Philippines.

Coast Guard set to receive new commercial icebreaker by year’s end, bolstering the increasingly overmatched US presence in Arctic.

IRAN THREAT/ISRAEL

US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release by Hamas.

CHINA THREAT

The Danish Navy has reportedly detained the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which is suspected of damaging telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea. (RELATED: Warships Stop Chinese Ship Suspected In European Attack, Shocking Discovery Made)

MAJOR SNUB – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed regret Wednesday that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him during meetings of Southeast Asian defense chiefs in Laos, calling it a setback for the entire region.

US support for Ukraine and Israel is eating into weapons stockpiles and could hamper the military’s ability to respond to China should a conflict arise in the Indo-Pacific.

US Air Force base reports lasers aimed at two aircraft above Okinawa. Japanese police are investigating.

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for first time as Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons earlier in response.

MEANWHILE, US official disputes Ukraine’s claim that Russia used intercontinental ballistic missile against targets in Dnipro. (RELATED: [WATCH] Russia Shatters History With Unprecedented Strike On Ukraine)

Ukrainian envoy sounds alarm over North Korea’s growing military role in Russia. North Korean troops in Russia are learning battlefield lessons that will pose a challenge for the US and its Asian allies.

North Korea recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine.

New $275M Ukraine-aid package to include HIMARS ammo, Javelin missiles, and more.

Pentagon to send Ukraine anti-personnel mines ‘soon,’ due to changing dynamics on the front lines.

NATO activates Poland antimissile site, as Warsaw ups ammo production. The alliance took control of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) in northern Poland, earlier this month.

US Embassy in Kyiv temporarily closed due to Russian airstrike threat. Other NATO embassies followed suit. But Ukraine is also being subjected to a large-scale Russian propaganda campaign using “fake” information about a potential attack to spread fear.

Why Ukrainian soldiers came to Idaho to study nuclear forensics and learn about collecting evidence after a nuclear attack.

NORTH KOREA THREAT

North Korea hasn’t perfected ICBMs that can successfully launch and deliver a nuclear warhead against the US mainland, the head of American forces in the Indo-Pacific said.

SPACE THREAT

Space Force chief observes SpaceX’s Starship test launch in Boca Chica this week, signaling military interest.

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but unlike last month’s successful test, aborts attempt at last minute to catch booster with mechanical arms. Instead, the booster was directed to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

U.K. is scrapping five warships, along with a dozen military helicopters and drones, as part of a cost-cutting program.

The EU urged to sharpen its defense-cooperation playbook to make the bloc more militarily formidable.

The F-15 fighter is having a second spring in Asia as two countries implement modernization programs on legacy fleets, and another customer eyes the latest F-15EX version.

The tactics are sound. Ammunition production and popular support is the problem for NATO allies in a long war, study finds.

Australia, Indonesia drill together in the largest amphibious assault held to date between the two countries last week.

US MILITARY

Stricter controls are needed to secure the online personal information that the Department of Veterans Affairs collects and maintains on millions of veterans enrolled in its health care services and who receive benefits.

Why the military’s approach to its suicide epidemic is failing: Active-duty suicides rose from 331 in 2022 to 363 in 2023.

END of PDB

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