… Exploring the Operational Environment
The Evolution of AI, Implications for the DoD, and Unintended Consequences
[Editor’s Note: The U.S. Army continues to grapple with how best to incorporate autonomy, robotics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our force modernization efforts. In the words of … Read the rest
“China sits in INDOPACOM, but the playground is Africa.”
[Editor’s Note: Regular readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory will recall that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) reported, “Relatively poor countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and … Read the rest
[Editor’s Note: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear munitions), remain potent adversarial capabilities — as much for their potential psychological effects as their kinetic or physiological effects. Their use or threatened use, having long … Read the rest
“Subterranean is a huge force multiplier, and I think that any adversary that has the ability to do so, is going to use it.”
[Editor’s Note: It has almost been a decade since U.S. forces and coalition partners assisted … Read the rest
[Editor’s Note: Several years ago, the Mad Scientist Laboratory featured Ian Sullivan‘s insightful post addressing how China and Russia were striving to achieve Decision Dominance by maintaining Information Advantage. In today’s post, we revisit the information environment with … Read the rest