NATO wants âautomatedâ defences along borders with Russia: German general
NATO is taking steps to strengthen its defences along Europeâs frontiers with Russia by establishing an AI-supported âautomated zoneâ that would not depend on troops on the ground, according to a German general.
This zone would serve as a defensive buffer before hostile forces could move into âa sort of hot zoneâ where conventional fighting might occur, General Thomas Lowin, NATOâs deputy chief of staff for operations, told the German news outlet Welt am Sonntag.
The automated area would have sensors to detect enemy forces and activate defences such as drones, semi-autonomous combat vehicles, land-based robots, as well as automatic air defences and anti-missile systems, Lowin said.
He added, however, that any decision to use lethal weapons would âalways be under human responsibilityâ. The AI-guided system would reinforce existing NATO weapons and deployed forces, the general said.
