Drones And AI Are The Cornerstones Of Future Warfare

By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Manned aircraft and carrier battlegroups are passé, and costly remnants of the past. Americans would be astounded by how much of their money is dedicated to these "dinosaurs." One EMP weapon might kill all except 30 million Americans . . . or send the Israelis on the last "Voyage Of The Damned."[2] Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is scary too.[3]

Drones are becoming a central part of the future of warfare. The risks to and the number of military personnel involved are reduced dramatically. There is the possibility of "swarm attacks," in which the enemy's defenses are overwhelmed or saturated.[4] The war in Ukraine has highlighted the effective use of drones, as well as defensive measures like lasers and AI-powered interceptors.

Osama bin Laden struck the United States and inflicted enormous psychological damage, if nothing else. Air traffic in the country came to a screeching halt; New York City's Twin Towers came crashing down; and one of the jets penetrated The Pentagon where I had worked. Imagine "Osama bin Laden 2.0" operating from Pakistan, and launching drone attacks against Israel, which has already shown that it is defenseless.[5]

Will sinister forces use AI to control the lives of millions globally, and effectively establish a new world order? Will China use AI to establish global supremacy, and subjugate the peoples of this world? How can any governmental entity control someone operating anywhere in the world—truly a “Doctor Strangelove” of Hollywood mythology—from using AI in sinister ways?

Jobs will become obsolete as AI writes books, legal briefs and music, and performs lots of tasks that previously had required human skills. This alone will change lives on a massive scale.[6] The highest of all intelligence, now and always, will be God—or “Infinite Intelligence of which our own intelligence is merely a part.”[7]

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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6 and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/ He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams. He can be contacted directly at [email protected]

[2] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ ("EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ ("Is Israel Doomed?")

[3] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/17/will-artificial-intelligence-control-or-destroy-our-lives/ ("Will Artificial Intelligence Control Or Destroy Our Lives?")

[4] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarming_(military) ("Swarming (military)")

[5] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/at-least-77-years-of-nonstop-butchery/ ("At least 77 Years Of Nonstop Butchery")

[6] See supra n. 3

[7] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-and-where-is-god/ (“What And Where Is God?”)