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09

Jan

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAmerican passivity, Arms Race, conflict-related casualties, conventional precision-guided weapons, cuban missile crisis, Defense Spending, escalation dominance, federal budget, government spending, great-power war, guns-versus-butter debate ​, Medicaid, Medicare, military strength, Minuteman I, New Look Policy, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear modernization, nuclear superiority, nuclear triad, peace through strength, social justice warriors, social programs, waste fraud and abuse

Escalation Dominance Does Matter

Joe Buff0 Comments

In a reply to a recent article in Global Security Review, which advocated for American escalation dominance, Katerina Canyon, Executive Director of the Peace Economy Project, challenged the importance of…

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08

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, EAR Report, Government & Politics, Strategic Adversariesanti-American policy, Arms Race, Beijing, Biden, Brilliant Pebbles, China, China threat report, Chinese nuclear threat, coercion, congress, Deterrence, EAR, economic news, European defense, Geostrategic Analysis, Hoover Institute, ICBM, India, intermediate-range ballistic missile, Iran, Iranian nuclear threat, Kim Jong Un, Middle East, Mike Johnson, missile defense, Moscow, National Institute of Deterrent Studies, NATO, NDAA, next generation interceptor, NGI, NIDS, North Korea, nuclear assets, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear funding, nuclear modernization, nuclear stability, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Peter Huessy, Reagan, ROK, Royal United Services Institute, Russia, Russian nuclear forces, seminar series, Senate Appropriations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee, space technology, space-based systems, Speaker of the House, strategic developments, Taiwan, Terrorism, Trump, U.S. defense manufacturing, U.S. Navy, U.S. security, U.S. Senate, U.S.-South Korean Alliance, Ukraine, Union of Concerned Scientists, ussr

ICBM EAR Report Jan, 3 2025

Peter Huessy0 Comments

ICBM EAR Report Executive Summary Based on the latest EAR Report, these are the critical points on global security, upcoming events, and the ongoing discourse on nuclear deterrence, modernization, and…

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07

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAmerican leadership, American power, Beijing, ccp, Chinese Communist Party, East Asia, Fei-Ling Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology ​, global competition, globalization, Great Firewall of China, nuclear balance, PRC-USA rivalry, responsibility to protect, right to intervene, Sino-American military conflict, smart weapons, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan independence, US allies, world governance, world order

The PRC-USA Rivalry and Taiwan

Fei-Ling Wang0 Comments

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a formidable force locked in a global competition with the United States for power and leadership. The…

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06

Jan

Archive, Defense & Security, Diplomacy, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, Arms Race, China, Cold War logic, conflict prevention, cooperation, cuban missile crisis, Diplomacy, economic development, escalation dominance, global stability, humanitarian aid, humanitarian engagement, military capability, National Security, nuclear arms race, Peace Economy Project ​, resilience, restraint, Russia, smart defense spending, sustainable policies, systemic inequalities, Ukraine, understanding, US deterrence policy

Escalation Dominance Is a Flawed Framework

Katerina Canyon0 Comments

The argument for “escalation dominance” as a cornerstone of US deterrence policy, presented in Joe Buff’s recent Global Security Review article, relies on outdated Cold War logic that fails to…

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03

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Government & Politics, Strategic AdversariesAmerican weapons, Christophe Bosquillon ​, conflict resolution, Crimea, cyber warfare, Deterrence, Donbass, drone warfare, EU, European NATO, missile warfare, NATO, natural gas, negotiated settlement, nuclear arms, public opinion, reconstruction, Russia, sanctions, space warfare, Trump administration, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

An Endgame in Ukraine

Christophe Bosquillon1 Comment

The incoming Trump administration will pick up the Ukraine dossier where the outgoing administration left it. As American leadership moves away from election rhetorics and back to the reality of…

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30

Dec

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Diplomacy, Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, America First, Arab states, belt and road initiative, China, counterterrorism, defense capabilities, defense cooperation, economic reforms, Foreign Policy, Gaza, geopolitical power, Gulf Cooperation Council, houthis, India-Middle East-Europe corridor, Iran, Israel, maritime security, Middle East, Mohamed ElDoh ​, non-state actors, Palestine, red sea, regional security, regional stability, Russia, strategic power, trade agreements, transactional diplomacy, Trump, US economy, Yemen

Now That Trump Is Back, What Should Arab States Do?

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Arab states already face a pivotal moment in shaping their foreign policy. Known for his transactional diplomacy and “America First” approach, Trump…

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27

Dec

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, EAR Report, Emerging Threats, Government & Politics, Space Deterrence & ConflictABM Treaty, agricultural assistance, AI, Air Force Global Strike Command, alert warheads, Appropriations, Arms Control, B-52J, ballistic missile, Barack Obama, big data, Bill Clinton, Bill Gertz, China, China Military Power Report, Chinese military, Chuck Fleischmann, coercive threats, cold war, Columbia submarines, Columbia-class submarines, congress, conventional missiles, CR, cyber warfare, D-5 missiles, debt limit, deep fake, Defense Secretary, Defense Spending, Defense Subcommittee, disaster relief, Donald Trump, drones, EAR, Elon Musk, F130 engine, Gaza, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, GMD, GPALS, homeland missile defense, hypersonic missile, ICBM, ICBM leg, Information Warfare, intelligentized warfare, Israel, Jon Finer, Lloyd Austin, Minuteman III, missile defense, Mitch McConnell, mutual assured destruction, NATO, New START, nuclear buildup, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear deterrent, nuclear warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Ohio-class submarines, Pakistan, Peter Huessy, PLA, quantum computing, Robert Joseph, Robert Peters, robotic arm, Rolls-Royce, Ronald Reagan, Russia, Sentinel, shipyard capacity., SLBM, SLBM warheads, space station, space-based defense, space-based interceptors, SpaceX, strategic defenses, submarine launched missiles, Taliban, Todd Weeks, Triad, U.S.-ROK alliance, Ukraine, US Senate, Valery Gerasimov, Vladimir Putin

ICBM EAR Report for December 20th

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Summary Report for ICBM EAR Report of December 20, 2024 The EAR Report is a must read for National security professionals to stay informed about rapidly evolving global threats and…

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23

Dec

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Strategic AdversariesAstrakhan, BIR, Bulava, conventional explosives, conventional-nuclear integration, David Rehbein, Dnipro, hypersonic, IRBM, John Swegle ​, Kedr, kinetic, kinetic energy, Mach 11, MIRV, missile, Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, NATO, nuclear payload, Oreshnik, Pivdenmash, Rubezh, Russia, Sary Shagan, submunitions, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Russian Use of IRBMs in Ukraine

David Rehbein & John A. Swegle1 Comment

On November 21, 2024, Russia struck the Pivdenmash aerospace factory in Dnipro, Ukraine, with six warheads delivered by an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). Each warhead dispensed a group of six…

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20

Dec

Archive, Bonus Reads, EAR Report, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, aircraft, Appropriations, artillery shells, Assad regime, battleground states, China, congress, continuing resolution, CSIS, defense appropriations, defense budget, defense funding, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, defense policy, defense policy bill, Defense Production Act, Defense Spending, defense strategy, defense-related activities, Deterrence, environmental regulations, escalation, escalation dominance, extremist organization, fast breeder reactors, gender-affirming care, House, IISS, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Los Alamos, military, military veterans, modernization, National Security, national security programs, NATO, NATO expansion, natural gas, NDAA, NNSA, North Korea, nuclear age, nuclear arms race, nuclear arsenal, nuclear brinksmanship, nuclear deterrent, nuclear enterprise, nuclear modernization, nuclear proliferation, nuclear testing, nuclear threats, nuclear treaties, nuclear warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Oil, Palantir, pentagon, plutonium, precision-guided munitions, Reagan Defense Forum, Rocky Flats, Rosatom, Russia, Savannah River, security, Senate, stockpile stewardship, strategic competitors, strategic developments, strategic environment, strategic risk, submarines, Syria, Taiwan, Taiwan conflict, transition team, Trump, Ukraine, wargaming, wartime footing, world war III, Xi Jinping

ICBM EAR Report December 8th

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Executive Summary: Week of December 8, 2024 This report asserts that the United States is at a critical inflection point in global security,  facing mounting threats from an increasingly assertive…

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18

Dec

AI & Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAI, artificial intelligence, Chinese Ministry of Defense, citizens, congress, conspiracy theories, deepfakes, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, drones, environmentalists, federal government, hawks, Hollywood, intelligence community, investigation, Iran, local government, media, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. ​, New Jersey, New York, Penn State-Brandywine, Pennsylvania tourists, Russian Security Council, sea gulls, shore communities, state department, state government, Steve Cimbala, traffic circles

Drones on the Loose

Stephen Cimbala0 Comments

The state of New Jersey is apparently facing an invasion by unstoppable drones. This development is creating demands for investigation on the part of federal, state, and local governments. Citizens…

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17

Dec

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferationbeta decay, chain reaction, crystal structure, deuterium, explosive yield, fissile isotope, fission, fusion, gallium, heavy metals, implosion-type nuclear weapon, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. ​, National Nuclear Security Administration, neutron initiator, NIDS, NNSA, nuclear arsenal, nuclear warheads, Nuclear Weapons, plutonium pit, Plutonium-239, thermonuclear weapons, tritium, uranium tamper, Uranium-235, W87-1 modification program

Plutonium-239 and Its Relationship with Uranium-235 in Thermonuclear Weapons

Alexis Littlefield0 Comments

Plutonium-239 has an important relationship with uranium-235 when it comes to nuclear weapons. Let me explain. With the symbol Pu on the Periodic Table, plutonium is an element with an…

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