https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-challenges-inhibition-and-extended-deterrence/ A division of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-challenges-inhibition-and-extended-deterrence/#comment-131 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:02:48 +0000 https://globalsecurityreview.com/?p=27386#comment-131 Aaron Holland’s latest GSR piece gives a thorough overview — skillfully within the limits of GSR’s word-count cap — of the history and current challenges of nuclear non-proliferation. Perhaps Aaron could write a follow-on essay about resolving the “triple threat” (my words) that he identifies, near the end of his article, as lying behind America’s Nuclear Umbrella promises: the needs for clearcut “escalation dominance, nuclear superiority, and narrative control.” Methinks right now the US does not get “A’s” in any of these categories: Russia and China have far more low-yield/tactical nukes than we do, and their industrial base is cranking out more warheads (including ultra high yield ones) and modern/exotic delivery platforms (FOBS, Poseidon, etc.) much faster than we can. And they seem to be winning the infowar campaign too, hands down, given the mess of dysinformatzia infiltrating our social media platforms. To regain the real initiative on non-proliferation and strategic stability we need much more than our politicians throwing more high-sounding words at the problem! Noah, please share more wise counsel.

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