# Tactical nukes deployed in 95% of 21 AI war games

- slug: tactical-nukes-deployed-in-95-of-21-ai-war-games
- date: 2026-04-05
- category: Artificial Intelligence

When an AI goes nuclear in a war game, its opponent de-escalates just 18% of the time. A Kings College London study of three frontier models found 95% reached for tactical nukes. None ever stopped.

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