{
  "architecture": "radar, optical, thermal, acoustic, and access telemetry; cross-sensor consensus; edge inference; tamper-resistant identity; deterministic barrier control; protected communications; authorized responder handoff",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/knowledge/autonomous-physical-security/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "contradictionIds": [],
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "doctrine": "Project doctrine prioritizes detection, classification confidence, non-destructive protection, physical delay, evidence capture, and integration with competent authorities; lethal or destructive effects require separate lawful authority and tested rules.",
  "evidenceLimitationIds": [
    "LIM-K04-STRAT-020"
  ],
  "focus": "perimeter and vital-area sensing, counter-UAS awareness, autonomous delay, access control, sensor resilience, and lawful response integration",
  "id": "K01-TOPIC-021",
  "knowledgeEdgeIds": [
    "EDGE-K04-STRAT-004"
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "law": "Private facilities generally do not gain unrestricted authority to jam, destroy aircraft, use deadly force, or conduct military operations merely because they own critical property.",
  "name": "Autonomous Physical Security",
  "relatedQuestionUrls": [
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/how-should-counter-uas-be-positioned-for-critical-infrastructure/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/can-a-private-datacenter-use-autonomous-lethal-force/"
  ],
  "relatedReportIds": [
    "REP-K04-049",
    "REP-K04-053"
  ],
  "relatedTermIds": [
    "K01-TERM-162",
    "K01-TERM-163",
    "K01-TERM-164"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "risk": "sensor misclassification, adversarial examples, spoofed timing, compromised edge devices, and direct coupling of a threat model to force can cause wrongful or unsafe action",
  "short": "Autonomous physical security combines edge sensing, sensor fusion, access control, tracking, barriers, communications, and evidence capture to detect, assess, delay, and route response at machine speed.",
  "slug": "autonomous-physical-security",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "sources": [
    "SRC-NRC-10CFR-73-55",
    "SRC-NRC-ADVANCED-REACTOR-PHYSICAL-SECURITY",
    "SRC-DODD-3000-09"
  ],
  "type": "Topic"
}