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AI/ML to Help Provide Advanced Warning to Decision Makers, VanHerck Says

AI/ML to Help Provide Advanced Warning to Decision Makers, VanHerck Says
Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, speaks at the Space Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala. on Aug. 10, 2021 (DoD Photo)

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…

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