Discussion: Military, The Defense Budget, The Pentagon, War

[squeekness]

People being mean again.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Scripps News - Olympic committee says [professional Tennis star] Djokovic fueling Serbia-Kosovo tensions
The Kosovo Olympic Committee says tennis star Novak Djokovic “promoted the Serbian nationalists' propaganda” by writing “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia, stop the violence” on a camera at the French Open.

 

[squeekness]

Just awful that this is starting up again. Didn't we learn from the last time?

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Vice - AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test
The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations said "it killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective."

 

[squeekness]

Nice. Who needs a clean ocean anyways?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Associated Press - NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms

 

[squeekness]

Associated Press - NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms

I hope Turkey agrees.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Vice - AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test
The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations said "it killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective."

Ars Technica - Air Force denies running simulation where AI drone “killed” its operator

Col. Hamilton admits he "misspoke" in his presentation at the Royal Aeronautical Society FCAS Summit, and the "rogue AI drone simulation" was a hypothetical "thought experiment" from outside the military, based on plausible scenarios and likely outcomes rather than an actual USAF real-world simulation, saying: "We've never run that experiment, nor would we need to in order to realize that this is a plausible outcome." He clarifies that the USAF has not tested any weaponized AI in this way (real or simulated) and says, "Despite this being a hypothetical example, this illustrates the real-world challenges posed by AI-powered capability and is why the Air Force is committed to the ethical development of AI."

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Chinese surveillance balloon did not collect information over US, Pentagon says | CNN Politics

 

[Iceman]

Saw reports that Turkey have agreed to advance Sweden's NATO bid.

 

[squeekness]

Saw reports that Turkey have agreed to advance Sweden's NATO bid.

Great news! Hope they get fully accepted soon.

 

[Iceman]

Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces amendment directing Biden to withdraw from Nato (msn.com)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

In other news Gangreene empowers Russia and China and North Korea and weakens the United States and is a typical day for her.

 

[squeekness]

In other news Gangreene empowers Russia and China and North Korea and weakens the United States and is a typical day for her.

How does she keep getting reelected?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

BBC News - Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali [over the past 10 years]

Big oops.

 

[squeekness]

Somebody must have been fired, lol.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command | CNN Politics

 

[squeekness]

Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command | CNN Politics

This has been needed for a long time!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Associated Press - Top Pentagon official calls UFO hearing 'insulting' to US employees

Snopes - No, Congress (or the US Government) Hasn't Confirmed Aliens Are Real

 

[squeekness]

Nothing to see here folks..... of course they are going to lie and deflect instead of admitting the truth.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Scripps News - NYT: Officials fear Chinese hackers' malware could disrupt US military

 

[Iceman]

US approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The New Yorker - Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
By Ronan Farrow
How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Women face misogyny, barriers to promotion in special operations forces, US Army study says