US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons
Greg Torode / REUTERS
State
Department arms control official Paul Dean told an online briefing that
Washington had made a "clear and strong commitment" that humans had
total control over nuclear weapons, adding that France and Britain had
done the same.
"We
would welcome a similar statement by China and the Russian Federation,"
said Dean, principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Arms
Control, Deterrence and Stability.
"We
think it is an extremely important norm of responsible behaviour and we
think it is something that would be very welcome in a P5 context," he
said, referring to the five permanent members of the United Nations
Security Council.
