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Book SynopsisWill 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.
Trade ReviewJohnson makes an important contribution in this excellent book. * M E Carranza, Choice *
The book seems intended for theorists and scholars of strategic studies, but it should also be crucial reading for policy-makers, especially from nuclear states. * Anna Nadibaidze, International Affairs 99: 6 *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 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
