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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Mine and Julia Macdonald's new podcast on autonomy--from mines to missiles to drones--is now available! Follow the people behind America's unmanned arsenal from the revolutionary war to Afghanistan, Ukraine, and looking to the future. www.hoover.org/research/epi...

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Episode 1: The Hand Behind Unmanned – America’s Quest For Autonomous War

What are unmanned weapons and where did America’s quest for autonomy begin?

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Wow. This office played such a large role in modern US military thought. Check out our book to understand how they influenced multiple generations on the future of war. www.defense.gov/News/Release...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

They forgot to include our grant in this announcement. “Deterrence in Space- Integrated or Entangled? A wargaming approach.”

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The official Hand Behind Unmanned book launch is coming to DC Mar 26th. Join us at the Hoover office at 5:30 for a discussion moderated by Michael Horowitz followed by reception. And we’ll be announcing a new project w/1st access to those at the launch! lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6dr76...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Big thanks to Middlebury for having me this afternoon to talk The Hand Behind Unmanned this afternoon!

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Trumps DOD listed one way attack/attritable systems as a top priority. But what are the politics behind these technologies? Check out our discussion @stanfordcisac.bsky.social yesterday on my new book with Julia Macdonald. youtu.be/pUId7_8qLg4?...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Want to know more about the politics behind why we buy some unmanned weapons and not others? I'll be discussing my new book with Julia Macdonald @stanfordcisac.bsky.social at 12PT. Join us in person if you're in the bay area or virtually here: cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/hand-...

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Next week: "The Hand Behind Unmanned" with @jackieschneider.bsky.social RSVP here⤵️ cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/hand-...

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The Hand Behind Unmanned | Jacquelyn Schneider

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

On Friday Secretary of Defense Hegseth warned that, "There's a lot of programs around here that we’ve spent a lot of money on that, when you actually wargame it, don't have the impact you want them to." When he said that, we probably all had a favorite system (or two) that came to mind. ;) 🧵

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Today we filmed a brief video for Hoover Library & Archives in Hoover’s new Shultz Auditorium. We talked Schelling, Berlin, the Cuban missile crisis, and the mess bill at Camp David for Henry Kissinger & others. Stay tuned for more! #history #archives #wargaming

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Such an honor to be in Japan to discuss analytic wargaming and our work at Hoover’s Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative. www.nids.mod.go.jp/english/even...

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Jim Goldgeier @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Congrats to Julia Macdonald and @jackieschneider.bsky.social on the release of their new Oxford University Press @bridgingthegap.bsky.social book The Hand behind Unmanned global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

At Naval Postgraduate School today introducing the new book! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I've been so proud of my involvement with this dialogue and how we've been able to create consensus between US and China participants about the risks of AI for nuclear use and strategic stability. Check out our conversation below! www.youtube.com/live/pq3yfFm...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A year ago, I was in New Zealand with Julia Macdonald finishing our book and today, that book is forthcoming on January 15 with Oxford University Press. Follow us here for more updates on the book launch! #innovation #drones #mines #missiles #UGV #UUV #autonomy #satellite

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Check out my new video on the Olympiad Games of 1962. www.instagram.com/reel/DDdC_cx...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

One of those rare academic joys, reviewing a genuinely good book. Congrats Erica Lonergan and Shawn Lonergan on a a really wonderful contribution to the cyber and international security literature. issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/RJI...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Nothing quite says midlife like sitting at an important conversation about defense budgets with former cabinet level officials and having your phone blow up with your tweens group chat. Slayyyyyyyyy badddy. SO AESTHETIC.

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Integrated or entangled? Space Wargaming workshop with this awesome team from Georgia Tech and USAFA. Thanks for comments from Erik Gartzke, @aaronbateman.bsky.social, Clay Moltz, Ben Bahney, and Gabby Lin.

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times. Want to know more about the Proud Prophet wargame discussed in this weekends NY Times magazine? Link to the (heavily redacted) report as well as memos between CIA and DOD below. dnyuz.com/2024/12/02/t...

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The Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times

Nuclear confrontation is fundamentally a form of communication — even after the first blows fall. Some in government see it

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

San Francisco Aviation Museum- what an exciting find for all you aviation and history nerds!

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

As Russia increases its threats of escalation, NATO and the UK are sounding the alarm about potential cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. Check out my interview with BBC. #cyber #escalation

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Just a girl trying to kill another budget busting, silo-creating decision for another military service. breakingdefense.com/2024/11/lawm...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

ASU today for an integrated deterrence talk- one of the best venues for a deterrence event I’ve seen so far!

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

So proud of our first WCSI undergrad intern Emma Barrosa-one of only a few undergrads selected to present research at the National Intelligence History conference at Bletchley Park. We are excited to publish the paper in the Hoover Wargaming Collection. #history #archives #wargaming #intelligence

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

In the past cyber has been too boring to be partisan. Rand Paul suddenly getting interested is a bad sign for what has been generally positive maturation of US cyber institutions. www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

We’ve started sharing some of the great programming and materials from Wargaming.hoover.org. Check out our first event of the year on the Sigma Wargames. youtu.be/BipfLfrdm6Y?...

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To War Or Not To War: Vietnam And The Sigma Wargames | Hoover Institution

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 29/04/2024

“Despite the enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and large language models within the Pentagon, its leadership is worried about the risk that the technologies pose.” Read Max Lamparth and @jackieschneider.bsky.social on how the U.S. military is thinking about the use of AI:

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Why the Military Can’t Trust AI

Large Language Models can make bad decisions—and could trigger nuclear war.

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Why are veterans increasingly “bowling alone” and what does that mean for American democracy and the all volunteer force? Thanks to all the extraordinary veteran panelists and our audience at VFW 1 and University of Denver that made this discussion so rich.

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

Will AI lead us to war? Check out this paper with a superstar team at Stanford that compares LLMs when placed in a crisis scenario. Which goes nuclear? Which appeases? What does that mean for LLMs and AI-enabled warfare? Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2401.03408

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Escalation Risks from Language Models in Military and Diplomatic...

Governments are increasingly considering integrating autonomous AI agents in high-stakes military and foreign-policy decision-making, especially with the emergence of advanced generative AI models...

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 26/12/2023

“War games can be used (knowingly and unknowingly) to influence choices about budgets, weapons, foreign policies, and, ultimately, international power.” Read @jackieschneider.bsky.social on the history of war games in the United States—and how they are shaping defense planning today.

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What War Games Really Reveal

The outcomes matter less than who pays and who plays.

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 26/12/2023

My newest piece in Foreign Affairs: why we play wargames and what it reveals about the future and ourselves. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

Book revisions submitted! The Hand Behind Unmanned coming soon!

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

Our second stop on our nationwide veteran town hall series at Valley Forge Military Academy. Big thanks to USAF veteran Representative Houlahan, HR McMaster, Dave Foster, and Megan Andros. Next stop San Mateo on December 14!

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Tomorrow we head to Philly for the second stop in our Post 9/11 veteran townhall series. Nice little piece about it here! Excited to tell these veterans’ stories. vista.today/2023/11/post...

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

Big thanks to Berkeley for having me out yesterday! Comments were super helpful and it was a great excuse to venture across the bay.

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

First stop on our post 9/11 veteran tour!

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Next week is the beginning of a nationwide series of townhalls devoted to the identity and legacy of the post 911 veteran generation with stops in San Antonio, Philadelphia, BayArea, Green Bay, Denver, Massachusetts, and ending in DC. Join us along the way! www.hoover.org/research-tea...

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Post-9/11 Veteran Town Hall Series

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Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

My son this morning (throwing a shield like a disc across the living room): “see shields aren’t just for defense” Me: this is why offense-defense differentiation is such a slippery concept My son: way to make everything not fun mom Guilty as charged.

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