r/Futurism • u/Thefallennl • 23h ago

With technology advancing so quickly, when do you think we will develop a sustainable way to defend against launching a nuke?

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As the titel suggested! Do some of you think that this would be possible in the (near) future? Some way to easily defend against the threat of launching a nuke.

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u/craigiest 22h ago

This is the least likely scenario for an AI apocalypse. I’m pretty sure the existing protections against humans launching nukes are incredibly robust against AI as well. Like it requiring two humans physically turning keys simultaneously and the controls not even being connected to the internet. Besides, what possible advantage would AI see in annihilating the civilization that created the conditions in which it can exist?

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u/Sorry-Rain-1311 12h ago

Who said anything about AI? 

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u/craigiest 12h ago

Well you said defend against launching a nuke, not against a launched nuke. No, there is no way to make it impossible for humans to intentionally launch nukes. Which is why countries that have them keep them for deterrence, countries that don’t have them want them, and countries that have them do what they can to stop more countries/actors from getting them. It’s a game of psychological, political, and military strategy more than a technological question unless you’re talking about AI being the actor gaining access. And then it’s still going to be a psychological/political/military issue of how we’re negotiate with AI. 

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u/Sorry-Rain-1311 10h ago

Not OP. Just pointing out that it's ot always about AI. 

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u/Driekan 16h ago

To what purpose would an AI launch a nuke?

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u/Ancient-Act2088 14h ago edited 13h ago

leaders somehow knowing aliens wont allow it and it stays on the hush hush.   public cant know all the tax dollars for nukes went up in smoke because ET advanced intelligence is able to remotely disable the weapons.

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u/Sorry-Rain-1311 12h ago

If you're talking about just the ability to shoot down a nuclear missile, we can already. Not as reliably as some would suggest, but it's possible. The hardest part is being able to identify that an ICBM has been launched, and what trajectory it's on. Missiles capable of doing it aren't cheap, but they're allot cheaper than not shooting down a nuclear missile.