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When Is More Actually Less? Situational Awareness, Emerging Technology, and Strategic Stability
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When Is More Actually Less? Situational Awareness, Emerging Technology, and Strategic Stability

By Rebecca Hersman, Bernadette Stadler, and Lizamaria Arias
Published July 29, 2019
Last Updated July 29, 2019

By improving the accuracy and timeliness of warning, increasing visibility into adversary actions, and extending decision time in crisis, enhanced situational awareness reduces the risk of miscalculation and alleviates the use-or-lose pressure that could incentivize a nuclear first strike. But can there be too much of a good thing?