nuclear war

Methods of catastrophic world destruction have been stagnant since the 1960s: is a new brainstorming philosophy needed?

May 19, 2025

Design, Technology

Dr. Strangelove, ICBM, ICTM, missile, nuclear war, tunneling missile

Background: There has been surprisingly little development in world-destroying technology since the 1960s, when the ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) made it possible for modern civilization to be ended in a just a few hours (Figure 1). Proposal: Unfortunately, as a result of the extremely efficient approach to destruction shown in Figure 1, very little development…
With 60 minutes of coding, we can prevent rogue artificial intelligences from initiating nuclear war! Don’t let the LLMs win—apply this amazing programming technique before it’s too late!

Dec 30, 2024

Public Safety & OSHA, UI / UX

ai, missile launch, nuclear war, reduce the chance of nuclear war, voight-kampff test, wargames, you aren’t turning over the tortoise

Background: One classic cause of civilization-ending apocalypse in science fiction is AI-initiated nuclear war, as variously depicted in Wargames (1983), Terminator (1984), Battlestar Galactica (2003), and other media. The Issue: Generally, humans don’t fare well in a post-nuclear-apocalypse setting, and would like to avoid it when possible. Unfortunately, security around nuclear launches may be inadequate (Figure 1): it…