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In the current era of omnipresent and near-instant communication, rapid technological changes are disrupting many sectors of domestic economies, while also transforming the broader global security arena. Diplomacy, deterrence and direct military action, tools that have long been utilized to safeguard the national interest, are being tested by precipitously evolving technologies—including, uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs), lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs), cyber and artificial intelligence (AI)—and are presenting new problems with limited guardrails to 'balance' their usage. As these technologies mature, they could hold significant implications for defence authorizations and appropriations, military concepts of operations and the future of war. Moreover, as they evolve, they will continue to pose ethical and reliability questions about the use (and misuse) of technological power.
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Warren, A. (2023). Disruptive Technologies and New Threat Multipliers. In: Kath, E., Lee, J.C.H., Warren, A. (eds) The Digital Global Condition. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9980-2_3
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