
As the Pentagon undertakes a number of reviews on U.S. defense strategy, nuclear posture, and missile defense, the commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is emphasizing the role of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to promote "integrated deterrence" by giving senior decision makers a range of options based on data from multiple sensors. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first spoke of the "integrated deterrence" concept in April as a means to make potential adversaries think…