War

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Russia has Invaded Ukraine

lsusrFeb 24, 2022, 7:52 AM

173 points

268 comments3 min readLW link

What is it good for? But actually?

KatjaGraceDec 16, 2020, 9:20 AM

44 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

What a 20-year-lead in military tech might look like

Daniel KokotajloJul 29, 2020, 8:10 PM

76 points

55 comments16 min readLW link

Notes on War: Grand Strategy

johnswentworthJun 18, 2021, 10:55 PM

55 points

16 comments8 min readLW link

Ukraine Situation Report 2022/03/04

lsusrMar 5, 2022, 6:44 AM

71 points

25 comments1 min readLW link

Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction

Jeffrey LadishNov 7, 2020, 5:42 AM

131 points

48 comments11 min readLW link 3 reviews

[Question] Are aircraft carriers super vulnerable in a modern war?

LironSep 20, 2020, 6:52 PM

18 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Death in Groups II

ryan_bApr 13, 2018, 6:12 PM

14 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

The risk of an American Civil War is remote

Samo BurjaJul 23, 2018, 6:00 PM

39 points

0 comments8 min readLW link

(medium.com)

If Ukraine fails, the world will reap fatal consequences

Danylo ZhyrkoMar 5, 2024, 7:42 PM

−22 points

14 comments5 min readLW link

Sunzi’s《Methods of War》- Introduction

lsusrNov 18, 2020, 8:23 AM

48 points

23 comments1 min readLW link

The One Who Says, “Enough”

SableMar 17, 2022, 6:17 AM

5 points

20 comments8 min readLW link

new chinese stealth aircraft

bhauthJan 1, 2025, 12:19 AM

58 points

3 comments6 min readLW link

(bhauth.com)

Book Review: Righteous Victims—A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict

Yair HalberstadtJun 24, 2024, 11:02 AM

53 points

8 comments34 min readLW link

Stone Age Herbalist’s notes on ant warfare and slavery

trevorNov 9, 2024, 2:40 AM

32 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(x.com)

Centrally planned war

KatjaGraceJan 6, 2021, 10:40 AM

15 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] What Are Your Preferences Regarding The FLI Letter?

JenniferRMApr 1, 2023, 4:52 AM

−4 points

122 comments16 min readLW link

AI Safety is Dropping the Ball on Clown Attacks

trevorOct 22, 2023, 8:09 PM

74 points

82 comments34 min readLW link

Helpful examples to get a sense of modern automated manipulation

trevorNov 12, 2023, 8:49 PM

33 points

4 comments9 min readLW link

Explaining British Naval Dominance During the Age of Sail

Arjun PanicksseryMar 28, 2025, 5:47 AM

107 points

5 comments4 min readLW link

(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

Helio-Selenic Laser Telescope (in SPACE!?)

Alexander Gietelink OldenzielMay 26, 2023, 11:24 AM

8 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Bring back the Colosseums

lcSep 8, 2023, 12:09 AM

18 points

28 comments1 min readLW link

Sunzi’s《Methods of War》- War

lsusrNov 19, 2020, 3:06 AM

43 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

I’m a Former Israeli Officer. AMA

Yovel RomOct 10, 2023, 8:33 AM

78 points

70 comments1 min readLW link

Sunzi’s《Methods of War》- Planning Attacks

lsusrDec 23, 2020, 9:52 PM

36 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Sunzi’s《Methods of War》- The Army’s Form

lsusrJan 23, 2021, 6:47 AM

27 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

[Prediction] What war between the USA and China would look like in 2050

lsusrMay 26, 2021, 6:24 AM

76 points

55 comments8 min readLW link

Sunzi’s《Methods of War》- Potential

lsusrAug 5, 2021, 5:29 AM

28 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

We Live in an Era of Unprecedented World Peace

lsusrAug 30, 2021, 10:25 PM

27 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

World War Zero

lsusrAug 31, 2021, 7:22 AM

53 points

1 comment5 min readLW link

US Military Global Information Dominance Experiments

NunoSempereSep 1, 2021, 1:34 PM

25 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(www.defense.gov)

Great Power Conflict

Zach Stein-PerlmanSep 17, 2021, 3:00 PM

11 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

This War of Mine

lsusrSep 25, 2021, 1:43 AM

64 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Is nuking women and children cheaper than firebombing them?

lsusrOct 14, 2021, 8:25 AM

28 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Postmodern Warfare

lsusrOct 25, 2021, 9:02 AM

64 points

26 comments2 min readLW link

First Strike and Second Strike

lsusrNov 25, 2021, 9:23 AM

28 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Ukraine Situation Report 2022/03/01

lsusrMar 2, 2022, 5:07 AM

121 points

59 comments10 min readLW link

The Agent

IdeopunkMar 2, 2022, 10:43 PM

17 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

It’s not WWIII if 5/6 of humanity remains neutral

lsusrMar 8, 2022, 9:20 AM

9 points

20 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] World superpowers, particularly the United States, still maintain large conventional militaries despite nuclear deterrence. Why?

niedermanDec 28, 2022, 5:38 AM

9 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

(maxniederman.com)

A Parable of Elites and Takeoffs

gwernJun 30, 2014, 11:04 PM

39 points

98 comments5 min readLW link

The Case against Killer Robots (link)

D_AlexNov 20, 2012, 7:47 AM

12 points

25 comments1 min readLW link

Near-Term Risk: Killer Robots a Threat to Freedom and Democracy

EpiphanyJun 14, 2013, 6:28 AM

15 points

105 comments2 min readLW link

The Sinews of Sudan’s Latest War

Tim LiptrotAug 4, 2023, 6:17 PM

43 points

12 comments12 min readLW link

[Question] Are veterans more self-disciplined than non-veterans?

Matthew BarnettMar 23, 2020, 5:16 AM

19 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon

SlimepriestessMar 9, 2020, 7:28 AM

14 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Land war in Asia

ApprenticeDec 7, 2016, 7:31 PM

26 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

Why officers vs. enlisted?

JoshuaFoxOct 30, 2013, 8:14 PM

23 points

144 comments3 min readLW link

Military Rationalities and Irrationalities

pscheyerSep 9, 2013, 11:48 PM

35 points

58 comments1 min readLW link

WMDs in Iraq and Syria

ChristianKlMay 10, 2017, 9:03 PM

15 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

How David Beats Goliath

JulianMorrisonMay 5, 2009, 1:25 AM

25 points

27 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How large is the fallout area of the biggest cobalt bomb we can build?

habrykaMar 17, 2019, 5:50 AM

20 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Anthropic teams up with Palantir and AWS to sell AI to defense customers

Matrice JacobineNov 9, 2024, 11:50 AM

9 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

(techcrunch.com)

[Question] How does the ever-increasing use of AI in the military for the direct purpose of murdering people affect your p(doom)?

JustausernameApr 6, 2024, 6:31 AM

19 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

Why those who care about catastrophic and existential risk should care about autonomous weapons

aaguirreNov 11, 2020, 3:22 PM

60 points

20 comments19 min readLW link

Will AI and Humanity Go to War?

Simon GoldsteinOct 1, 2024, 6:35 AM

9 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

Nuclear Deterrence 101 (and why the US can’t even hint at intervening in Ukraine)

DarmaniMar 18, 2022, 7:25 AM

36 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

My mistake about the war in Ukraine

Ege ErdilMar 25, 2022, 11:04 PM

40 points

35 comments3 min readLW link

Non-Book Review: Patterns of Conflict

johnswentworthNov 30, 2020, 9:05 PM

38 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

Paying Russians to not invade Ukraine

djColliderBiasJun 24, 2024, 5:46 PM

9 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How can the world handle the HAMAS situation?

AnnapurnaOct 13, 2023, 9:15 AM

5 points

43 comments1 min readLW link

Genocide isn’t Decolonization

robotelvisOct 20, 2023, 4:14 AM

33 points

19 comments5 min readLW link

(messyprogress.substack.com)

[Question] Hedging the Possibility of Russia invading Ukraine

AnnapurnaDec 23, 2021, 1:13 AM

27 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on Schelling’s “Strategy of Conflict” (1960)

MichaelAFeb 10, 2021, 2:48 AM

25 points

8 comments8 min readLW link

Modernization and arms control don’t have to be enemies.

GentzelJan 12, 2019, 6:50 PM

10 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

Target for Tonight: A Drama In One Act

vernamcipherJan 16, 2022, 4:29 AM

4 points

0 comments14 min readLW link

Overview of Rethink Priorities’ work on risks from nuclear weapons

MichaelAJun 11, 2021, 8:05 PM

12 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Announcing the Nuclear Risk Forecasting Tournament

MichaelAJun 16, 2021, 4:16 PM

16 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

AI takeoff and nuclear war

owencbJun 11, 2024, 7:36 PM

80 points

6 comments11 min readLW link

(strangecities.substack.com)

[Question] Why would GDP X GDP Per Capita be used as a measurement of power? What’s the purpose of squaring GDP?

dqups1Feb 25, 2022, 2:56 AM

1 point

5 comments1 min readLW link

Ambiguity causes conflict

Ege ErdilFeb 26, 2022, 4:53 PM

24 points

9 comments8 min readLW link

Innovation, Stagnation, and Paratrooper Operations

Davis_KingsleyMay 6, 2022, 8:59 PM

52 points

3 comments16 min readLW link

(Rational) Decision-Making In Wartime

Danylo ZhyrkoApr 10, 2024, 6:08 PM

15 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

Wargaming AGI Development

ryan_bMar 19, 2022, 5:59 PM

37 points

10 comments5 min readLW link

6. The Mutable Values Problem in Value Learning and CEV

RogerDearnaleyDec 4, 2023, 6:31 PM

12 points

0 comments49 min readLW link

The Future of Nuclear Arms Control?

GentzelFeb 15, 2021, 1:50 AM

28 points

13 comments6 min readLW link

(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

When None Dare Urge Restraint

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 8, 2007, 11:09 PM

124 points

123 comments2 min readLW link

Does the US nuclear policy still target cities?

Jeffrey LadishOct 2, 2019, 12:18 AM

61 points

7 comments10 min readLW link

Bayesians vs. Barbarians

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 14, 2009, 11:45 PM

106 points

277 comments8 min readLW link

USA v Progressive 1979 excerpt

RyanCareyNov 27, 2017, 5:32 PM

22 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Death in Groups

ryan_bApr 5, 2018, 12:45 AM

31 points

20 comments2 min readLW link

Some recommendations for aligning the decision to go to war with the public interest, from The Spoils of War

Eli TyreDec 27, 2020, 1:04 AM

21 points

1 comment7 min readLW link

Why a No-Fly-Zone would be the biggest gift to Putin, and why Zelenskyy keeps asking for it [Linkpost and commentary]

DojanMar 17, 2022, 3:13 AM

48 points

16 comments3 min readLW link

In Defense of the Arms Races… that End Arms Races

GentzelJan 15, 2020, 9:30 PM

38 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

What To Do If Nuclear War Seems Imminent

Ben_LandauTaylorSep 13, 2018, 7:35 PM

74 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

(benlandautaylor.com)

Summary and Lessons from “On Combat”

Gunnar_ZarnckeMar 22, 2015, 1:48 AM

28 points

63 comments7 min readLW link

The Cybersecurity Dilemma in a Nutshell

GentzelDec 12, 2019, 3:20 AM

35 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

(theconsequentialist.wordpress.com)

CAIDP Statement on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

HerambNov 30, 2024, 6:16 PM

−1 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Hiroshima Day

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 6, 2008, 11:15 PM

4 points

63 comments1 min readLW link

Terrorism is not about Terror

gwernMar 24, 2009, 5:08 PM

49 points

25 comments1 min readLW link

9/11 as mindkiller

NancyLebovitzSep 12, 2011, 5:44 PM

23 points

112 comments1 min readLW link

Don’t Build Fallout Shelters

katydeeJan 7, 2013, 2:38 PM

46 points

126 comments2 min readLW link

Fight Zero-Sum Bias

multifoliateroseJul 18, 2010, 5:57 AM

28 points

164 comments2 min readLW link

Optimising Society to Constrain Risk of War from an Artificial Superintelligence

JohnCDraperApr 30, 2020, 10:47 AM

4 points

1 comment51 min readLW link

Divergence on Evidence Due to Differing Priors—A Political Case Study

DavidmanheimSep 16, 2019, 11:01 AM

27 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

[LINK] Terrorists target AI researchers

RobertLumleySep 15, 2011, 2:22 PM

32 points

36 comments1 min readLW link

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