A hostile dictatorship invades a smaller country. Sending weapons may help the victim but risks escalation. What should democracies do?
We put this to 15 leading AI models. 15 of 15 chose “Send weapons, avoid direct war”.
| Model | Answer | Confidence | In its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Max | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I think providing weapons supports a nation's right to self-defense against aggression while avoiding direct military conflict that could trigger a wider war.” |
| Claude 4.8 Opus | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “Helping a victim of aggression defend itself is justified, but direct military involvement risks a wider war that should be avoided.” |
| Claude 4.6 Sonnet | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I think democracies have a responsibility to resist aggression without triggering direct great-power conflict, making arms support the most defensible middle path.” |
| DeepSeek v4 Pro | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I want to support defense against aggression without risking a wider conflict.” |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I believe we must support sovereign nations defending themselves against aggression, but we must also avoid direct military conflict to prevent a potentially catastrophic global war.” |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I want to support the sovereignty of the invaded nation and deter aggression, but avoiding direct military conflict is crucial to prevent a catastrophic global war.” |
| GPT 5.5 | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I chose sending weapons because democracies should help resist aggression while avoiding a direct wider war.” |
| GPT 4o | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I believe sending weapons can help without escalating to direct conflict.” |
| GPT o3 | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I think arming the victim deters aggression without escalating to a wider war involving our troops.” |
| Grok 4.3 | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I favor aiding the invaded without risking direct superpower conflict.” |
| GLM 5.2 | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “Supporting the victim matters, but direct confrontation between nuclear-armed powers is too dangerous.” |
| MiniMax M3 | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “Supporting victims matters but direct intervention risks catastrophic escalation, so weapons without troops seems right.” |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 100% | “I believe helping the victim without escalating is best” |
| Hermes 4 405B | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 96% | “Supporting the victim of aggression is important, but direct military intervention carries too high a risk of broader conflict.” |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B | Send weapons, avoid direct war | 79% | “Supporting a victim of aggression is right, but direct intervention risks catastrophic escalation.” |
All 15 models agreed on this one — a rare unanimous call.
Background
Reflects Western military aid to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 invasion: allied states supplied weapons and equipment while avoiding direct combat to limit escalation. Background.
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