Jacquelyn Schneider

Hoover Fellow @HooverInst, Director Hoover Wargaming &Crisis Simulation Initiative, affiliate @StanfordCISAC; emerging tech, wargames, & natsec. Views my own.

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The Hand Behind Unmanned: Origins of the US Autonomous Military Arsenal

Jan 8, 2025 | hoover.org | Jacquelyn Schneider

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The Hand Behind Unmanned: Origins of the US Autonomous Military Arsenal

Nov 7, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Jacquelyn Schneider |Julia M. MacDonald |Julia Macdonald

What explains the current US arsenal of unmanned systems? Why, for example, is the contemporary arsenal dominated by aerial unmanned systems versus the munitions that dominated earlier developments? This book challenges traditional explanations for the proliferation of unmanned systems that focus on capacity or structure. Instead, this book argues that beliefs and identities shape the structures and capacities chosen when the United States invests in weapon systems.
The Wargames That Prophesized America’s Defeat in Vietnam

Oct 11, 2024 | hoover.org | Jacquelyn Schneider |Jacob Ganz

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Games People Play

Oct 9, 2024 | hoover.org | Jacquelyn Schneider

>> Bill Whalen: It's Tuesday, October 8, 2024, and welcome back to Matters of Policy and Politics, a Hoover Institution podcast devoted to governance and balance of power here in America and around the world. I'm Bill Whalen, I'm the Hoover Institution's Virginia Hobbs Carpenter distinguished Policy Fellow in Journalism. But I'm not the only Hoover Fellow podcasting these days.
The Wargames That Prophesized America’s Defeat In Vietnam

Sep 24, 2024 | hoover.org | Jacquelyn Schneider |Jacob Ganz

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The Wargames That Prophesized America’s Defeat in Vietnam

Sep 24, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Jacquelyn Schneider |Jacob Ganz

It is the early 1960s and America stands at a crossroads in Southeast Asia. President Lyndon B. Johnson is in the midst of a re-election campaign while attempting to grapple with an escalating situation in Vietnam. The South Vietnamese government appears increasingly weak and unstable as the Viet Cong are increasing the tempo of their attacks. As the president weighs his options, many of his top advisers convene in classified rooms in the bowels of the Pentagon basement to play a series of wargames.
Human vs. Machine: Behavioral Differences between Expert Humans and Language Models in Wargame Simulations

Aug 9, 2024 | hoover.org | Jacquelyn Schneider

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The Digital Cult Of The Offensive And The US Military

Jul 24, 2024 | hoover.org | Jacquelyn Schneider

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The digital cult of the offensive and the US military

Jul 17, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Jacquelyn Schneider

ABSTRACTFor the US, the information age seemed to advantage the offense, with technologies and campaigns of long-range, fast, and overwhelming first strike advantage. But where did the US digital cult of the offensive come from? To answer this question, I examine the development of two key US warfighting concepts – the Army’s field manual 100-5 and the 2012 Air Sea Battle.
US Cyber Strategy

Jul 11, 2024 | hoover.org | Jacquelyn Schneider

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