Where you're wrong is that military AI isn't a traditional WMD. WMDs work as a deterrent because they can destroy a large area and kill a lot of people, sure. B

Where you're wrong is that military AI isn't a traditional WMD. WMDs work as a deterrent because they can destroy a large area and kill a lot of people, sure. But the reason the Cold War never went hot is that it's immediately obvious when an atomic bomb is used and (to varying degrees) who used it. Also atomic bombs are notoriously difficult to produce -- sure, states will eventually get there (see NK) but "non-state actors" can't even begin to develop the equipment to produce them. Military AI... not so much. Sure, you might have an idea who hates you at any given moment and who has the means, but it's far fuzzier than a missile you can neatly track from point A to point B. Plus we already know how easy it is to produce cheap knockoffs. Unlike nukes, military AI isn't a deterrent. Autonomous weapon systems aren't the new H bombs, they're the new AK47s and Toyota pickup trucks.