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Hacking the Apocalypse: How Cyberattacks Could Trigger Nuclear Escalation

Gilles A. Paché0 Comments

Many of the world’s strategists still share the same conviction: as Kathryn Bigelow’s film A House of Dynamite (2025) dramatizes, nuclear escalation can only originate from a missile of unknown…

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Why Central Asia Matters to the United States Again

Ziaulhaq Tanin0 Comments

At first glance, President Donald Trump’s November meeting with the leaders of five Central Asian countries under the C5+1 framework appears to signal a revival of America’s expansionist economic diplomacy.…

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Beyond the Next Administration: Building Enduring Tech–Government Alliances for National Power

Greg Sharpe0 Comments

The tech industry can increase the nation’s trust in government by becoming a reliable and visibly accountable partner for securing America’s technological edge. Specifically, the tech industry can help Congress…

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Hollywood vs. Reality: Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Dynamite and Oppenheimer-Huessy Seminar

Peter Huessy & Adam Lowther0 Comments

Hosted by the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS), this seminar explores how popular films and narratives shape public perceptions of nuclear deterrence—and how those portrayals often diverge from reality.…

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Meet the Human in Nuclear Deterrence

Robert Kittinger0 Comments

Not long ago, uttering words like “human element” or “psychology” at a physics or engineering national laboratory would make scientists’ eyes roll. Their silence was a clear “does not compute”…

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Energy Security and Strategic Ambition: Evaluating the UAE’s Nuclear Journey

Tahir Mahmood Azad0 Comments

When the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant began delivering electricity to the national grid in 2021, it marked more than a technical achievement. It signalled a strategic reorientation in how the…

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Arming for Deterrence: A Nuclear Posture for the Next Decade

Kirk Fansher, Curtis McGiffin & James Petrosky2 Comments

The United States needs a nuclear posture that supports its commitment to deterrence and averts costly wars. America’s traditional nuclear deterrence strategy is ill-suited for today’s accelerating threat environment and…

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30 HS Rebuilding Lethality: Conservative Priorities for U.S. Nuclear and Missile Defense FY 2027 with Robert Peters

Robert Peters0 Comments

Join the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) for an in-depth discussion on The Heritage Foundation's report on America’s nuclear and missile defense priorities for the FY 2027 budget. Our…

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Time to End a Hopeless Policy

Alan Dowd & J. Daryl Charles0 Comments

“Hopefully, he’ll become reasonable,” President Donald Trump recently said of Vladimir Putin. There is a fundamental problem with that idea: it is not prudent to base US foreign policy and…

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HS-Iran’s Nuclear Crossroads: Strategic Risks, Diplomatic Dilemmas with Sarah Burkhard/Olli Heinonen

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Hosted by the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS), this virtual seminar brought together leading experts to examine the evolving nuclear landscape in Iran. Moderated by Peter Huessy, Senior Fellow…

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What the Pukpuk Mutual Defense Treaty Tells Us about the Pacific Security Order

Fawad Afridi0 Comments

The declaration of the Pukpuk Treaty between Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia is a significant shift in the security order in the Pacific. Where small states were traditionally regarded…