https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-order-and-disorder-in-the-asia-pacific/ A division of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-order-and-disorder-in-the-asia-pacific/#comment-1447 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:15:30 +0000 https://globalsecurityreview.com/?p=30007#comment-1447 Christine Leah’s article is excellent and thought provoking. The US’s and our many allies’ and friends’ nuclear deterrence experts, both in and out of military service — including NIDS researchers worldwide — have been working hard on exactly the challenges that she enumerates, for several years (or much longer). Great progress is being made, but make no mistake that terrifically challenging work still lies ahead. One key is to not just rehash or reinvent deterrence theories from way back in the First Cold War, since global geostrategic conditions are now so very different, as are advanced weapons technologies. Peace Through Strength remains the very essence of effective deterrence, including especially nuclear deterrence. America’s nuclear deterrence systems modernization programs must continue with the greatest speed and efficiency. The enhancements and streamlining to U.S. federal systems, and to the defense industrial base, currently underway, are absolutely vital and require the utmost priority, commitment, discipline, inventiveness, and timeliness from everyone involved. THINK DETERRENCE!

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