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Nuclear Right-sizing

Joe Buff0 Comments

At the core of American deterrence is the question of right-sizing the arsenal. Given the growing arsenals of China, North Korea, and Russia, there is ample reason to question whether…

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Why Nuclear Weapons Abolition Will Kill Millions (Again)

Kirk Fansher3 Comments

Einstein once said that he did not know how World War III would be fought, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. Nuclear abolitionists, in their…

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Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fairy Tales

Peter Huessy0 Comments

The federal budget is currently working its way through Congress. The most visible target for cuts is the Department of Defense, in particular, nuclear modernization accounts. In 2010, Congress and…

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The Problem with Arms Control Assumptions

Peter Huessy & Joe Buff2 Comments

America’s nuclear arms agreements with the Soviet Union and then Russia have contributed to significant reductions in nuclear arms. Despite the bilateral reduction 90 percent of the American and Russian…

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Killing ICBMs

& Peter Huessy0 Comments

The Arms Control Association (ACA) and the Physicists Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers are proposing the United States unilaterally cancel the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, removing 60 percent…

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Why America Needs ICBMs

Adam Lowther6 Comments

With the recent news that the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program is expected to experience a Nunn-McCurdy breach, which means program costs are expected to increase by at least…

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Global Security Review 2023 Article Compendium

GSR Staff0 Comments

The "Global Security Review 2023 Compendium" is a comprehensive collection of articles addressing key issues in global security. It includes analysis on topics like American strategic posture, space deterrence, challenges…

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Proliferation’s Rising Threat

Stephen Blank0 Comments

Although scholars readily acknowledge that the international order is under serious attack from Russia and China, they do not pay much attention to the task of detailing those attacks in…

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The Faux Nuclear Arms Race that Isn’t

Adam Lowther & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

The Washington Post editorial board’s November opinion, “A new nuclear arms race is here: How to slow it down,” may receive the cheers of the Beltway’s many nuclear disarmament organizations,…

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Nuclear Weapons and Military Preparedness in the Asia-Pacific

Christine M. Leah & Natalie Treloar0 Comments

The United States is not militarily prepared to deter conflict with China over Taiwan. Whilst American military power in the Asia-Pacific is formidable, the sheer logistical challenges of deterrence with…

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America’s Strategic Posture Report: Get Behind It

Jonathan Trexel0 Comments

In October of this year, the final report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States was released. It is a wake-up call and a national…