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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
How are advances in AI and proliferated satellite constellations changing ISR capabilities? New research by Garrett Hinck and Ted Fujimoto assesses the changes and strategic implications for U.S.-China relations and U.S. policy. Read the paper here: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2026/08/20/p...
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Precarious Transparency: Artificial Intelligence, Space-based ISR Capabilities, and US-China Strategic Stability - The Council on Strategic Risks
While space-based sensing and computer vision for satellite imagery offer novel capabilities relevant to strategic stability, their impacts vary significantly depending on the specific task, the count...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Join BRSL and @councilonstrategicrisks.org next week for a webinar on @garretthinck.bsky.social and Ted Fujimoto's forthcoming paper on how AI capabilities for intelligence surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) promise to radically augment the detection, tracking, and targeting of military assets.
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New research by Barret Schlegelmilch and @elianajjohns.bsky.social examines the impact of AI-enhancements on anti-submarine warfare and how these advances -- and potential vulnerabilities -- in AI tech could affect policy. Read the full report: councilonstrategicrisks.org/wp-content/u...
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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 10/08/2026
🚨 Ballistic missile submarines have long been the most survivable leg of the nuclear triad. Is AI changing that baseline? Read the latest from @elianajjohns.bsky.social & Barret Schlegelmilch on how rapid developments in AI and autonomous sensing affect stealth, SSBN survivability, and deterrence:
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AI and the Hunt for Ballistic Missile Submarines - The Council on Strategic Risks
With the emergence of low-cost, real-time machine learning and unprecedented investment in AI research, it is worth revisiting the extent to which AI may impact the detectability of what is commonly c...
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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 10/08/2026
📺 Hear from the authors and pose questions at the report launch webinar this Thursday: 📆 Thursday, August 13, 2026 ⌚ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (ET) 💻 Online-only @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social Register below:
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AI-Enhancement of ASW Platforms and Risks to SSBN Survivability – UC Berkeley Risk & Security Lab
Panel discussion of a new report that evaluates how different categories of AI enhancements could increase anti-submarine warfare platforms' ability to detect ballistic missile submarines…
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Happening Thursday! Sign up here: berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AI-Enhancement of ASW Platforms and Risks to SSBN Survivability. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a panel discussion of a new report that evaluates how different categories of AI enhancements could increase anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platforms' ability to detect ballistic missile sub...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Join BRSL and @councilonstrategicrisks.org on 8/13 for a panel-style webinar evaluating how AI may change how ballistic missiles are detected, and what that might mean for strategic stability. Sign up: brsl.berkeley.edu/event/ai-enh... #AI #NuclearSecurity #AntiSubmarineWarfare #StrategicStability
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AI-Enhancement of ASW Platforms and Risks to SSBN Survivability – UC Berkeley Risk & Security Lab
Panel discussion of a new report that evaluates how different categories of AI enhancements could increase anti-submarine warfare platforms' ability to detect ballistic missile submarines…
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🎙️New podcast episode unpacking the recent White House report on the future of federal funding and a new focus on AI -- and why this move could push funding of early-stage research towards venture capital. Listen here: brsl.berkeley.edu/media/podcas... #AI #FederalFunding #Research
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New White House Funding Blueprint: a Focus on AI – UC Berkeley Risk & Security Lab
This episode examines a new Trump administration report outlining its vision for federally funded research and development (R&D), with particular attention to AI. BRSL Faculty…
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
BRSL is proud to join @microsoft.com's new External Red Team Alliance (EXTRA) to further our work enhancing AI safety through AI red-teaming. Read more about what this will entail here: brsl.berkeley.edu/media/news/p... #AISafety #Cybersecurity #ResponsibleAI
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UC Berkeley Risk and Security Lab Receives Support Through Microsoft AI Red Team’s External Red Team Alliance – UC Berkeley Risk & Security Lab
Berkeley, CA – The Berkeley Risk and Security Lab is proud to announce that it has been selected as part of Microsoft’s new External Red…
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
BRSL’s Dr. Lindsay Rand has a newly published piece in the Journal of Global Security Studies proposing a sociotechnical framework for examining how technological innovation impacts nuclear deterrence: addressing academic biases towards technological determinism. Read below.
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New BRSL publication 🗒️ BRSL Research Scholar Dr. Lindsay Rand summarizes key takeaways from two executive orders released last Monday, and highlights forthcoming work at the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab (BRSL) on quantum security issues.
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Two New Quantum Executive Orders and the BRSL Quantum Security Initiative | Berkeley Risk and Security Lab
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New BRSL Podcast! BRSL has launched a new series: Levels of Analysis. On each episode our lab experts will dive deeper into recent BRSL research...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
New BRSL Podcast🎙️ Faculty Dir. Prof. Andrew Reddie breaks down last week's Anthropic report analyzing a year's worth of cyberattacks. How is AI changing the landscape of cyber risk and how can we learn from these analyses? Listen to find out: www.buzzsprout.com/2601355/epis...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🚨 New BRSL Publication: "Chokepoints, Competition, and Cooperation: Quantum Computing Export Controls in a New Era of Tech Diplomacy." #quantum #quantumcomputing #exportcontrols #techdiplomacy #security
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
🎙️ New BRSL podcast episode! This week on the BRSL Weekly Brief we're diving into three separate, yet deeply interconnected, topics: the ongoing Iran war, European pushes for rearmament, and worldwide semiconductor chip shortages.
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Texas National Security Review @tnsr.org · 04/04/2026
Read the full discussion: tnsr.org/roundtable/n... #DefensePolicy #PrecisionStrike #StrategicStudies @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social
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Technological Surprise and Normalization Through Use: The Tactical and Discursive Effects of New Precision-Strike Weapons in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Texas National Security Review
Expectations of the performance of military technologies are marked by hopes that one’s own systems perform well while those of adversaries perform poorly, and fears of the inverse. These…
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Many thanks to Robin Geiß of @unidir.org for joining BRSL's Professor Andrew Reddie yesterday at the @goldmanschool.bsky.social for an illuminating talk on emerging technology, security, society, and how Dr. Geiß charts UNIDIR's strategic direction.
Professor Andrew Reddie and Dr. Robin Geiss speaking in front of a classroom full of students.
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🚨 Happening tomorrow! Sign up below for the BRSL Webinar: Algorithmic Warfare in Iran and Beyond: What Possibilities Exist for Governance? Tomorrow, April 1, 10am-11am PT on Zoom. berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @goldmanschool.bsky.social
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Algorithmic Warfare in Iran and Beyond: What Possibilities Exist for Governance?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the...
The U.S. War on Iran has drawn widespread attention to the influence of AI and data science tools on military choices previously left to human judgement. At issue is whether the use of AI in military ...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🎙️ New BRSL Podcast This week on your BRSL Weekly Brief, Professor Andrew W. Reddie answers questions about Super Micro and the alleged scheme by three employees, including the company’s co-founder, to send NVIDIA microchips to China in violation of U.S. export laws.
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🚨 New BRSL Brisk Assessment! In this new publication, BRSL Executive Director Leah Walker makes a case for why leading research institutions, like UC Berkeley, are a natural home for national security research, like the Lab's. @goldmanschool.bsky.social
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🚨New episode out on YouTube!🚨 Jon is joined by artificial intelligence & defense experts Paul Scharre and @sarahshoker.bsky.social to discuss ⬇️: >> AI + Military = ? >> Anthropic & Open AI >> AI Personalities >> Pizza & Tostadas youtube.com/watch?v=NAWjXmsNiPU&feature=youtu.be
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Military AI: Anthropic, Open AI, & the Future of Warfare | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Safely developing AI will require cooperation on a global scale. @sarahshoker.bsky.social offers a hopeful path forward.
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
ICYMI: 🔊 We've posted another episode of our weekly news podcast, the BRSL Weekly Brief. This week's episode focuses on the battle between AI companies and the Pentagon surrounding autonomous weapons, the risks they pose, and how embedded they are in current operations already.
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The AI-DOD Standoff and the Future of Autonomous Weapons at the Pentagon - BRSL Weekly Brief
On this week's episode, BRSL Faculty Director Professor Andrew Reddie joins BRSL Senior Research Scholar Sarah Shoker for a discussion covering the recent standoff between AI companies Anthropic and O...
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
As OpenAI and Anthropic’s public reputations shift around their level of cooperation with the Pentagon, Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President at the Center for a New American Security, and @sarahshoker.bsky.social, Senior Research Scholar at Berkeley, untangle the effects of their respective moves.
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Is Congress so out of their depth that they simply can’t handle regulating AI? @sarahshoker.bsky.social thinks there is a lot of room for tech professionals to help educate them and Paul Scharre says hearings would be a good start.
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The risks of artificial intelligence run amok seem apparent to many observers, Jon wonders if those risks are being considered by those on the inside of these companies. @sarahshoker.bsky.social
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
AI models can be trained to have different personalities. What happens when those models are used by the military? Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President at the Center for a New American Security, and @sarahshoker.bsky.social, Senior Research Scholar at Berkeley join Jon to discuss. New pod out now!
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
BRSL Senior Research Scholar Sarah Shoker on the Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, listen below! @goldmanschool.bsky.social
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🚨Ever wanted to know how hypersonic missiles work? Now you can! Check out our new “Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Simulator,” developed by BRSL Senior Research Scholar Dr. Cameron Tracy in partnership with Justin Ly, Anita Ding, and MIT’s Dr. David Wright: brsl.berkeley.edu/hypersonic-g...
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Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Simulator | Berkeley Risk and Security Lab
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Happening Monday: BRSL Faculty Dir. Prof. Andrew W. Reddie and Senior Research Scholar Sarah Shoker will be featured in a panel covering the Anthropic-DOW standoff and the future of autonomous weapons at the Pentagon. 🗓️ March 9th, 1-2pm @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social @goldmanschool.bsky.social
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
BRSL has launched a new current events podcast -- the BRSL Weekly Brief. This week, BRSL Faculty Dir. Prof. Andrew Reddie answers questions about the U.S./Israel/Iran war. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. rss.buzzsprout.com/2601355.rss @goldmanschool.bsky.social
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🔈 BRSL Faculty Dir. Andrew Reddie on @kcbsradio.bsky.social yesterday, discussing Iran: www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🗓️ BRSL has a new lineup of research seminars this spring semester! Find the full list and sign up on our website, here: brsl.berkeley.edu/all-events/ @goldmanschool.bsky.social
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
BRSL at @goldmanschool.bsky.social & @councilonstrategicrisks.org are delighted to announce the AIxNuclear #Research #Fellowship to develop a pipeline of experts fluent in nuclear and AI governance & security issues, w/ support from Longview Philanthropy. Read more: brsl.berkeley.edu/aixnuclearpr...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
✅New: BRSL and Future of Life Institute launch project to map trajectories of Chinese and U.S. AI development and escalation risks. Read more here: brsl.berkeley.edu/future-of-li...
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Future of Life Institute Map Trajectories of Chinese and U.S. AI Development and Escalation Risks | Berkeley Risk and Security Lab
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Project on Managing the Atom @managingtheatom.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Next Monday, October 27, UC Berkeley Risk and Security Lab will be hosting MTA Senior Researcher Dr. Hui Zhang for a discussion on his forthcoming book "The Untold Story of China’s Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing" brsl.berkeley.edu/beyond-the-b...
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
BRSL Research Seminar: reporting on Dr. Hui Zhang's new book, "The Untold Story of China’s Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing," on China’s nuclear weapons development from 1955 to 1996. 📅 Register: In person: luma.com/cjhxekzt Virtual: luma.com/t1y5gd06
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Dr. Hui Zhang: The Untold Story of China’s Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing · Luma
Dr. Zhang’s new book, The Untold Story of China’s Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing, offers the most comprehensive account of China’s nuclear weapons…
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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New BRSL Publication on cybercrime: how AI is making common forms of cybercrime faster, cheaper, and easier to execute, lowering the barrier to entry for cybercriminals, and increasing the number of attacks. Read the full piece here: brsl.berkeley.edu/cybercrime-g... @goldmanschool.bsky.social
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Cybercrime Gets an Upgrade | Berkeley Risk and Security Lab
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