Providing An Ai Manage Of Nuclear Weapons: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists
An additional complication is the want to preserve flexibility so that the remaining nuclear weapons can be allocated to future targets. When a distinct strike option is chosen, the nuclear weapons that are left are adjusted to cover remaining targets. New targets appear or the ideal weapon for a distinct target may possibly already have been launched. This short memo unambiguously conveys the notion that in the missile age, even civilian officials would take it for granted that launch-on-warning of attack would be achievable and needed. In late April 1958, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan proposed that President Eisenhower agree to...