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Automation in nuclear launch systems may increase coercive power of nuclear weapons, but also increases risk of nuclear war

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In an article published in the journal International Organization, Joshua Schwartz and CERL Affiliated Faculty Member Michael Horowitz discuss how threats with automated nuclear launch systems are more credible than their human-controlled equivalents. The article also details the risks of such systems and how they might be deployed in coercive situations.  

Michael C. Horowitz is Director of Perry World House and Richard Perry Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty. Read his bio here.     

The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university. 

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