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Exercise VEIL STORM I: After Action Report

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Exercise VEIL STORM I: After Action Report

In partnership with Europol, the Institute for Security and Technology and the Ransomware Task Force’s International Engagement Working Group designed and delivered Exercise VEIL STORM I, a tabletop exercise focused on operational collaboration across international law enforcement agencies and private sector firms in responding to cyber incidents. This after-action report summarizes the proceedings and key takeaways of the exercise.
cyber insurance, cybersecurity, disruption, Europol, information sharing, operational collaboration, public-private collaboration, Public-private partnerships, Ransomware
July 23, 2025
Strengthening Nuclear Crisis Communications: Steps to Implement Mesh Networks to Enhance Resilience & Security

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Strengthening Nuclear Crisis Communications: Steps to Implement Mesh Networks to Enhance Resilience & Security

To advance work on secure crisis communications, IST convened a diverse group of experts for a technical workshop to explore potential avenues for improving the resilience of nuclear crisis communications networks, including IST’s CATALINK Initiative. In this report, IST’s Christian Steins shares critical takeaways from their discussion.
crisis communications, mesh network, nuclear weapon state, resilience, ROCCS
May 22, 2025
Strengthening Resilience in 21st Century Crisis Communications

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Strengthening Resilience in 21st Century Crisis Communications

In Strengthening Resilience in 21st Century Crisis Communications, authors Alexa Wehsener and Sylvia Mishra draw on insight from a group of high-level policymakers, diplomats, and technical experts in attendance at IST's London workshop earlier this year to examine the vulnerabilities of existing crisis communications channels and offer possible solutions.
after action report, CATALINK, diplomacy, nuclear, nuclear risk reduction
July 20, 2023
Last Chance: Communicating at the Nuclear Brink

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Last Chance: Communicating at the Nuclear Brink

"Last Chance: Communicating at the Nuclear Brink" outlines a vision for a novel “hotline” system that would enable secure and verifiable communications between leaders during nuclear crises and other high-stakes scenarios.
CATALINK, complexity, crisis communications, hardware, hotline, nuclear
May 14, 2020
NC3 Systems and Strategic Stability: A Global Overview

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NC3 Systems and Strategic Stability: A Global Overview

In a conventional conflict between the United States and China or Russia, each belligerent might attack the other's command, control, communication, and intelligence (C3I) capabilities to gain a war-fighting advantage. However, because a number of...
cold war, command, communication, control, emerging technologies, NC3, NPT, nuclear, PALS, permissive action link, stability, strategic
May 6, 2019
Roundtable Discussion: AI and Human Decision Making

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Roundtable Discussion: AI and Human Decision Making

On June 29, 2018, Technology for Global Security and the Center for Global Security Research hosted a roundtable discussion. The discussion specifically investigated the potential security implications of these technologies as they are considered for use in military capacities. The discussion was attended by a mix of academics, research scientists, venture capitalists, civil society, and industry.
artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, black box, cyber attacks, decision-making, deterrence, disinformation, ethics, military, stability
November 28, 2018
Assessing the Strategic Effects of Artificial Intelligence

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Assessing the Strategic Effects of Artificial Intelligence

On September 20-21, 2018, the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in collaboration with IST, hosted a workshop to examine the implications of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) on international security and strategic stability.
artificial intelligence, decision-making, deterrence, instability, modernization, nuclear war, quantum, stability, surveillance
September 20, 2018
AI and the Military: Forever Altering Strategic Stability

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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