#AI #Military: "We have to ask ourselves how meaningful political discussions of AI safety are, if they don’t cover military uses of the technology. Despite the lack of evidence that AI-enabled weapons can comply with international law on distinction and proportionality, they are sold around the world. Since some of the technologies are dual use, the lines between civilian and military uses are blurring.

The decision to not regulate military AI has a human price. Even if they are systematically imprecise, these systems are often given undue trust in military contexts as they are wrongly seen as impartial. Yes, AI can help make faster military decisions, but it can also be more error prone and may fundamentally not adhere to international humanitarian law. Human control over operations is critical in legally holding actors to account."

https://www.ft.com/content/da03f8e1-0ae4-452d-acd1-ec284b6acd78

US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada

> The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to survive a nuclear war. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-air-force-awards-doomsday-plane-contract-sierra-nevada-2024-04-26/ #US #military #aviation #nuclearwar

Minigun-Armed #Mojave #Drone Now Blasting Targets At 6,000 Rounds Per Minute

source: https://www.twz.com/air/minigun-armed-mojave-drone-now-blasting-targets-at-6000-rounds-per-minute

The DAP-6-armed Mojave engaged multiple ground targets in seven strafing runs across two separate sorties on April 13, according to a press release and accompanying video, seen below, that General Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) put out today. At one point in the video, a Chevy pickup truck is seen exploding. The 7.62x51mm rounds that a #Minigun fires are not explosive, but the truck could've been rigged with explosives or fuel inside of it could have ignited.

#Weapon #military #news #DoD #war #defense #USA #news

Minigun-Armed Mojave Drone Now Blasting Targets At 6,000 Rounds Per Minute

This is the first time Minigun pods have been live-fired from a drone in this class and there are already plans to expand on the capability.

^{The War Zone}

Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ #genocide is being committed in #Gaza

Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976

There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that #Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.

#news #humanRights #crime #war #terror #conflict #uno #military #Palestine #occupation #politics #problem

Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday. 

^{UN News}

#Netanyahu Resists U.S. Plan to Bring Sanctions Against Israeli #Military Unit
==

After months of inaction, Secretary of State Antony #Blinken is poised to bar U.S. aid to an #Israeli unit accused of human rights abuses.

#News #Israel #Gaza #War #Palestine #HumanRights #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/netanyahu-resists-blinken-plan-sanction-against-israeli-military-unit

Netanyahu Resists U.S. Plan to Cut Off Aid to Israeli Military Unit

After months of inaction, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is poised to bar U.S. aid to an Israeli unit accused of human rights abuses.

^ProPublica

#Israel assessing damage from limited strike in #Iran

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496

#escalation #war #politics #military #attack #news

Live updates: Israel strikes Iran after weekend drone and missile attack, source says

Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.

^{NBC News}

A counterstrike would likely deepen anxieties in capitals worldwide about the prospect of an all-out #war in the #MiddleEast.

Again: #Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if #Israel takes any further #military action against #Iran,

its response would be

“immediate & at a maximum level.”

#geopolitics

#Israel launches missile strikes into #Iran

The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a snr #UnitedStates #military ofcl told NPR Thurs. There are also reports of explosions in #Iraq & #Syria.

Iran's Fars News Agency says explosions were heard in the central city of #Isfahan, according to the Reuters News Agency.

The extent of Israel's strikes & the weapons used weren't clear.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245763498/israel-iran-missile-strikes

The Death Star has a serious design flaw in one of its exhaust vents.

#wookieleaks #starwars #leak #military #deathstar #design #fail

The Empire announced that #Alderaan was close to completing weapons of mass destruction. Defensive aggressive defense left no other option but to destroy the planet before it could become a threat to peace in the galaxy.

#wookieleaks #starwars #leak #military

#Israel shoots down #missiles and #drones after #Iran launches unprecedented #attack

source: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1244641489/iran-israel-drone-attack-middle-east-gaza

Iran had vowed to retaliate after an #airstrike on an Iranian #consulate in #Syria earlier this month killed seven Iranian #military officials. It is the first time that Iran has launched an attack on Israel from Iranian soil, Israeli officials said.

#conflict #war #middleeast #news #politics

Bodies of foreign aid workers killed in Israeli strike leave #Gaza

Source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/world/bodies-of-foreign-aid-workers-killed-in-israeli-strike-leave-gaza/ar-BB1l0XWA

The strike late on Monday night hit a #convoy of three vehicles and killed seven staff of the aid group World Central Kitchen (WCK), including citizens of #Australia, #Britain, and #Poland, a dual citizen of the United States and #Canada as well as a Palestinian colleague, who was buried at his home.

Why do we suspect that the international press is only upset because Western people have been reddened?

#news #war #press #conflict #israel #military

Exclusive: #YossiSariel unmasked as head of #Unit8200 and architect of #AI #strategy after book written under pen name reveals his #Google account

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/05/top-israeli-spy-chief-exposes-his-true-identity-in-online-security-lapse

The embarrassing #security lapse is linked to a book he published on #Amazon, which left a digital trail to a private Google account created in his name, along with his unique ID and links to the #account’s maps and calendar profiles.

#Israel #internet #Anonymity #privacy #spy #military #CyberSecurity #news #online #leak #identity

Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse

Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account

^{Harry Davies (The Guardian)}

Federal Judge Rules That ProPublica’s Lawsuit Over #Military Court Access Should Move Forward
==

The U.S. government lost its bid to dismiss part of the #lawsuit, which would force the military to comply with a #law meant to make the military justice system more transparent.

#ArmedForces #Navy #Courts #News #Transparency

https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-lawsuit-over-military-court-access-moves-forward?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

A ProPublica Lawsuit Over Military Court Access Moves Forward

The U.S. government lost its bid to dismiss part of the lawsuit, which would force the military to comply with a law meant to make the military justice system more transparent.

^ProPublica