What Noah Smith thinks about war
Economics writer; author of the Noahpinion newsletter.
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4 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Noah Smith has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThat was true of industrial technology in 1870-1970; people basically got used to the idea that railroads and factories and oil and industrialized warfare and such matters were central to the way the world was run and to the collective future of humanity. AI is going to be like that going forward, and we’re just going to have to get used to that.
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Our readingThe War on Terror, including the fight against ISIS, was generally successful and necessary.
Their wordsthe War on Terror, including the fight against ISIS, was generally successful and necessary.
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Their wordsWhat the United States needs, now more than ever, is general disengagement from the Middle East — an end to military adventures, a dialing back of support for Middle Eastern “allies” (including Israel), and a forceful rejection of Middle Eastern issues in American domestic politics.
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Our readingAI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction.
Their wordsAI hacking doesn’t have mutually assured destruction, like nuclear warfare does.
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