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AI and NC3 Initiative Enters Phase 2: Bridging Perspectives on Risks and Opportunities

Announcement

AI and NC3 Initiative Enters Phase 2: Bridging Perspectives on Risks and Opportunities

IST, with support from Longview Philanthropy, is entering phase 2 of our efforts on the integration of artificial intelligence into nuclear command, control, and communications. In its next phase, the AI and NC3 initiative will establish an executive committee and 4 working groups, driving further research on competitive AI dynamics, global perspectives on AI-NC3, AI technical development and trajectories, and AI norms and governance.
AI, artificial intelligence, competitive AI, governance, NC3, norms, nuclear, strategic stability
December 11, 2025
Q&A: Approaching the Nuclear Brink?

Blog

Q&A: Approaching the Nuclear Brink?

With nuclear tensions on the rise, nuclear weapons have been in the headlines, and on our screens, lately. In the latest edition of the TechnologIST, IST’s Nuclear Policy team, Sylvia Mishra, Sahil V. Shah, Brandon Cortino, and Catherine Murphy discuss what the latest developments could mean for global security and stability.
AI, artificial intelligence, Moscow Treaty, NC3, New START Treaty, nuclear policy, nuclear weapons, strategic stability
November 24, 2025
Foreign Policy: Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race

In the News, Op-ed

Foreign Policy: Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race

The delicate balance of nuclear deterrence relies on clarity. But what happens when a major power embraces ambiguity on a core issue like weapons testing? IST Senior Policy Advisor Sahil V. Shah calls for clarification in a new op-ed in Foreign Policy.
arms race, deterrence, nuclear, nuclear weapons, strategic stability, testing
October 31, 2025
Bridging the Policy, Military, and Technology Fields: IST Hosts Critical Workshop on AI in Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication Systems

Blog

Bridging the Policy, Military, and Technology Fields: IST Hosts Critical Workshop on AI in Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication Systems

On April 10, 2025, the Institute for Security and Technology’s (IST) Innovation and Catastrophic Risk team hosted a scenario-driven workshop titled "The Risks and Opportunities of AI in NC3: Finding Common Ground," with cross-sector experts in Washington, DC.
adaptive targeting, AI, crisis communication, decision support, deterrence, NC3, nuclear, nuclear command, nuclear control, strategic stability, strategic warning
April 29, 2025
IST Launching New Initiative with Support from Longview Philanthropy Focused on the Integration of AI into Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

Announcement

IST Launching New Initiative with Support from Longview Philanthropy Focused on the Integration of AI into Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications

A new initiative with Longview Philanthropy will continue our work on exploring how advanced AI capabilities might be integrated into nuclear command, control, and communications systems.
artificial intelligence, NC3, nuclear, strategic stability
November 1, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Integration in NC3: Implications for the Global Nuclear Order

Event

September 9, 2024 3:00 pm

Artificial Intelligence Integration in NC3: Implications for the Global Nuclear Order

IST hosted a side event at the 2024 REAIM Summit in Seoul, South Korea on the intersection of AI and nuclear weapons and its implications for nuclear deterrence and strategic stability.
AI, artificial intelligence, decision making, deterrence, escalation, miscommunication, NC3, nuclear, strategic stability
September 9, 2024
Frequently Asked Questions about the CATALINK initiative

Blog

Frequently Asked Questions about the CATALINK initiative

What is CATALINK? What are the CATALINK components? Why is it needed? Answers to commonly asked questions about the CATALINK initiative.
hotlines, mesh network, nuclear, nuclear crisis communications, nuclear weapons, security, strategic stability
May 22, 2023
The End of Survivability?

Podcast

The End of Survivability?

In this episode of The Fourth Leg, Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes are joined by guest Daryl Press, who focuses on the growing threats to nuclear command and control and communication (NC3) systems around the world.
global stability, NC3, nuclear command, nuclear control, nuclear risk, strategic stability, vulnerabilities, vulnerable NC3
October 17, 2019
AI and the Military: Forever Altering Strategic Stability

AAR, Report

AI and the Military: Forever Altering Strategic Stability

IST and the Center for Global Security Research in 2018 convened workshops to explore the role of AI in 21st century security context. Should we be concerned about an “AI arms race”? What are the risks of unintended consequences and strategic surprise driven by AI?
arms race, artificial intelligence, drone, electromagnetic pulse, machine learning, national security, strategic stability
February 13, 2019
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