What if the world’s next weapon of mass destruction isn’t a ballistic missile, but a highly sophisticated line of code? Top Western intelligence officials are raising the alarm, warning that artificial intelligence has officially shifted from a commercial asset into a primary military threat—comparable in strategic significance to nuclear weapons. CIA Director John Ratcliffe explicitly warned that advanced AI-powered cyber capabilities could soon function as “digital nuclear weapons,” capable of crippling national grids and automated defenses. With the Five Eyes alliance projecting massive disruptions to global conflict within months, the billion-dollar race between Washington and Beijing for algorithmic dominance has entered dangerous territory.
Credit to : Times Of India