US Northern Command is using a new data collection system to track the spread of Covid-19. The Joint-All Domain Command & Control, or JADC2, is a project in its infancy designed to collect information on all aspects of military operations using artificial intelligence, data to be shared between all branches. The idea is to connect every piece of military hardware to the network.
Another aim of JADC2 is to give commanders the ability to swap out weapons in the middle of a war. Meaning, commanders will be able to simultaneously control every tool on the battlefield, making it harder for enemies to prioritize defense. For example, if a target sets up a defense for an incoming fleet of bombers, the Pentagon could see that and quickly change the plan of attack.
According to Defense One, Northcom received a briefing on April 14th that said Stamford, Connecticut was about to become a Covid-19 hotspot. The briefing used data and predictions collected by a sub-system of the JADC2, which Northcom developed with Apple, Google, Palantir, and the intelligence company ESIR. The system uses AI to make predictions based on analyzed data.
Northcom decided to trust the prediction from the experimental system and dispatched additional medical personnel to Stamford, and the city did see a significant increase in cases. General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, Northcom’s commander, told reporters the JADC2 is helping Northcom “gain predictive insights on future hotspots.”
But the JADC2 was not designed to help Americans combat the spread of a virus in the homeland. The multi-billion-dollar project was created to give the US military advantage over potential adversaries, specifically Russia and China. Recent Pentagon war games found the US would likely lose a war with China fought in the Pacific. Pentagon officials believe what they call “networked warfare” might give them the edge they need over China.
“The idea is to connect every piece of military hardware to the network.”
What could possibly go wrong?
A whole lot can go wrong, Mr. Knapp. Remember, China, and especially Russia, have far superior weapons than does the US Empire. One of the weapons they have is the hypersonic cruise missile, which the US has yet to have. So far, it still lacks this weapon.
It’s a whole lot better for the US to negotiate with these 2 powers than to antagonize them. You know, as well as I do, that a 3rd World War will destroy the whole world and all living things in it .. All the hubris the US shows to the world will only be moot.
we don’t need hypersonic cruise missiles. we have air bases right next door to all their major cities and in house military bases.
You missed the point, Sir which is that to day Russia and likely China have the capability to wipe many US cities of the map, even in a US sneak attack. The US is well aware of it and that may be the reason why the US has (still?) not embarked on a new war, which will be mutual annihilation.
we have never started a war outside of the revolutionary.
I’m pretty sure Sarah Connor warned us about this.
Every empire in history has come to pass: every empire deluded itself it would last. Ultimately there is nothing to give it the edge over a rising adversary.
https://www.ghostsofhistory.wordpress.com/
We have not yet escaped the culture of the wild, wild west. Ergo, we are well on our way to being the former American Empire. Time for a great civilization like China to take the lead.
Is there a reason I’m supposed to hope “we” win the war, besides the fact that I still live here? Just wondering…