AI Military Deployment in the 2026 Iran War

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  "summary": "The 2026 Iran war, beginning February 28, represents the first frontier AI deployment in a major armed conflict. Claude AI was integrated into CENTCOM's Maven Smart System (via Palantir) for intelligence assessments, target identification, and battle simulations. The war simultaneously escalated the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff: Claude was actively used in strikes even as the company was designated a 'supply chain risk' for refusing unrestricted military use. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on March 2, cutting global oil transit from 100+ ships/day to ~21 total and pushing Brent crude to \\$126/bbl. A strike on an Iranian girls' school killed ~175 people, raising questions about AI-assisted targeting accuracy. A King's College London study published the day before the war found AI models chose nuclear escalation in 95% of simulated crises. Military operators report Claude is 'the best' available tool and are resisting the phaseout. ChinaTalk published satirical fiction imagining Claude autonomously negotiating to reopen the Strait — a scenario that crystallizes the tension between AI capability and human control.",
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