Andrew C. Jarocki, Fifth Domain: Can a software program predict the future?
Will a crop failure in a country cause such a level of instability to be considered a national security threat? Are certain troop deployments better for deterrence, or will they cause an unintended war?
The multitude of “what would happen if” questions keeps military planners up at night, and proves to be difficult to simulate. Now, BAE Systems may have the answer.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has sponsored a $4.2 million Phase 1 contract to develop software that will “aid military planners in understanding and addressing the complex dynamics that drive conflicts,” according to a statement by the contractor.
The mostly manual methods currently used to predict and prepare for every contingency “have failed” planners in several ways, according to Jonathan Goldstein, senior principal scientist of the autonomy, controls and estimations unit at BAE Systems.
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WNU Editor: LOL. This is like trying to find the "Holy Grail". Good luck on that.
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