# Decision Speed **Entity class:** Command-and-control concept ## Definition **Decision speed** is the time required to convert observations into understanding, authorization, and action. In AI-enabled security systems, speed depends on data availability, fusion, model latency, human-machine coordination, communication, delegated authority, and confidence. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Decision Latency|Decision Latency]], [[wiki/CJADC2|CJADC2]], [[wiki/AI Warfare|AI Warfare]], [[wiki/Automated Decision Support|Automated Decision Support]], and [[wiki/Human-Machine Teaming|Human-Machine Teaming]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Department of Defense, *Summary of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control Strategy*, March 2022](https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/17/2002958406/-1/-1/1/SUMMARY-OF-THE-JOINT-ALL-DOMAIN-COMMAND-AND-CONTROL-STRATEGY.PDF). **As of:** 2026-09-23