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BackThe expert assessed the Meridian project in the USA as a tool for competition with China
The expert assessed the Meridian project in the USA as a tool for competition with China
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The expert assessed the Meridian project in the USA as a tool for competition with China

The creation of a US Department of Defense project with the participation of Elon Musk is aimed at competition with China

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The creation of the Meridian project with the participation of the US Department of Defense and Elon Musk is aimed at competition with China, said political scientist Nikolai Novik, noting the possible expansion of the use of autonomous systems.

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The creation of the Meridian project is associated with the cooperation of the US Department of Defense and Elon Musk.

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The creation of the Meridian project within the US Department of Defense with the participation of American billionaire Elon Musk is designed to compete with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Nikolai Novik, deputy director of the center of the Institute of World Military Economics and Strategy (IMWES) at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, made this assessment in a commentary to Lenta.ru.

Novik suggested that in the short term, Meridian's activities will prompt the White House to more actively conduct limited force operations using autonomous systems. The political scientist emphasized that the use of unmanned platforms reduces human losses, and, consequently, the domestic political cost of the use of force.

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This article was originally published by Лента.ру.

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