Artificial Intelligence: The Means to Defeat Low Yield Battlefield Nuclear Weapons

Abstract

Near peer adversaries such as Russia and China understand that they cannot compete and win a traditional conflict with the United States (US). For Russia and China to be victorious against the US, they developed new means and capabilities through technological advancements to be victorious on the battlefield. One of the primary capabilities under development is low yield battlefield nuclear weapons (LYBNWs) to win against the United States in future conflicts. The American near-peer adversaries will launch an LYBNW on American maneuver forces to eliminate them from the battlefield and not elevate the conflict to the all-out nuclear war threshold.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 2021
Accession Number
AD1161669

Entities

People

  • Justin A. Ruholl

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automata Theory
  • Autonomous Weapons
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Big Data
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Defense Systems
  • Drone Targeting
  • Internet
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy