The global nuclear landscape is no longer defined solely by missiles, megatons, or launch silos. It is now shaped by power grids, satellite constellations, brittle economies, unstable governments, and algorithms making life-or-death decisions at machine speed. For decades, nuclear deterrence relied on simple logic, rational actors, predictable red lines, and enough time to think before pressing a button.

That world no longer exists.

Today, the most likely path to nuclear escalation is not a premeditated strike, but rather miscalculation, system failure, or an AI-driven false alarm.

https://genflynn.substack.com/p/when-ai-meets-armageddon