Senior U.S. commander: ‘Army may be outmanned and outgunned’ in next war
(NationalSecurity.news) Steep cuts in personnel and modernization mean the U.S. Army could be up against superior numbers and firepower in the next great-power conflict, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster told a Senate subcommittee last week. “We are outranged and outgunned by many potential adversaries,” McMaster told the Air-Land subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, “[and] Read More
GAO: Pentagon still not able to adequately protect U.S. cyber infrastructure
(Cyberwar.news) The Pentagon has been working to improve its ability to protect vital U.S. infrastructure from cyber attacks and hacking but still has a ways to go before such protection will have been deemed adequate, according to the government’s own watchdog agency. “Cyber threats to U.S. national and economic security are increasing in frequency, scale, Read More
Pentagon examining ‘killer robot’ threat from other nations
(NationalSecurity.news) The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian official said earlier this week that the Defense Department is becoming increasingly concerned that adversarial nations are developing autonomous killer robotic systems, noting that while the U.S. won’t give such systems the ability to kill on their own, others might. Robert O. Work, the deputy defense secretary, said the Read More
Wyden pledging to fight legislation to limit encryption
(Cyberwar.news) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden pledged last week to fight legislation expected shortly in Congress that would limit encryption protection in American technology products. The proposal by Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, would give federal judges authority to order technology companies Read More
Syria conflict shows Russian military is getting better – and NATO is reacting
(NationalSecurity.news) In 2008 during Russia’s brief, 5-day war with Georgia, Moscow’s military lost at least four fighter planes to air defenses, proving again that the country’s mostly-conscript military remained substandard and, frankly, little threat to NATO or the U.S. “We didn’t have a single op plan on the shelf to deter against Russia. We’d written Read More
Taiwan chipmaker maker sees record sales for 2015 as human-embedded microchips soar in popularity
The world’s largest chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. raked in record profits in 2015, highlighting a burgeoning industry that’s changing the way humans interact with and connect to technology. The company’s net profits totalled an upwards of $9 billion, up more than 16 percent from last year, along with 10.6 percent increase in revenue, according Read More
Robot population expected to meet and exceed human population in the next few decades, inevitably triggering a war-like conflict
Robots will outnumber humans in 24 to 39 years, claims Logan Streondj, a software programmer and science fiction writer. Whether or not humans and robots will co-exist peacefully, however, remains an open question. Streondj wanted to find out how long it would take the robot population to meet and exceed the human population while preparing Read More
