The Security Podcast
Sean Rayment, an award winning defence and security correspondent and the editor of National Security News, is the host of The Security Podcast.
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When Machines Go to War: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Battlefield (opens the original)
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Artificial intelligence is changing the way wars are fought — and the transformation may only just be beginning.From AI-assisted targeting and autonomous drones to intelligence analysis and battlefield decision-making, machines are taking on roles that once depended entirely on humans.But where does this lead? Could autonomous weapons eventually decide for themselves who or what to attack? What happens when AI fights AI? Will future armies need fewer soldiers? And is Britain moving quickly enoug
When Machines Go to War: How AI Is Changing the Battlefield (opens the original)
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Artificial intelligence is changing the way wars are fought, and the transformation may only just be beginning.From AI-assisted targeting and autonomous drones to intelligence analysis and battlefield decision-making, machines are taking on roles that once depended entirely on humans.But where does this lead? Could autonomous weapons eventually decide for themselves who or what to attack? What happens when AI fights AI? Will future armies need fewer soldiers? And is Britain moving quickly enough
Has the West betrayed Ukraine? (opens the original)
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Has the West betrayed Ukraine? That is one of the central questions raised by Guardian foreign correspondent and former Moscow correspondent Luke Harding in his new book, Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest.In the latest episode of The Security Podcast, I talk to Luke about Donald Trump's extraordinary relationship with Vladimir Putin, America's changing approach to Ukraine and why successive Western leaders have struggled to understand the man in the Kremlin.We discuss Trump's be
Is Donald Trump a Russian Asset? Luke Harding on Trump, Putin and the Betrayal of Ukraine (opens the original)
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Is Donald Trump a Russian asset?It is one of the most provocative questions raised by Guardian foreign correspondent and former Moscow correspondent Luke Harding in his new book, Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest.In the latest episode of The Security Podcast, I talk to Luke about Donald Trump's extraordinary relationship with Vladimir Putin, America's changing approach to Ukraine and why successive Western leaders have struggled to understand the man in the Kremlin.We discuss wh
No Victory, No Exit: How America Got Stuck in a War It Can’t End (opens the original)
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The United States entered the war with Iran confident that its overwhelming military superiority would deliver a rapid victory. Instead, Washington appears caught in a conflict it cannot easily win—or end.Iran has continued to launch drones and missiles, threaten shipping and widen the battlefield across the Gulf. By using relatively cheap weapons to stretch sophisticated Western air-defence systems, Tehran has imposed growing military, political and economic costs on the United States and its a
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