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ICBM EAR Report – Summary for October 25th

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ICBM EAR Summary for the Week of October 25th, 2024 Key Essays: Extended Deterrence and No First Use Policy: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, emphasizing nuclear…

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What a Kamala Harris Presidency Means for Deterrence

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As Americans weigh their vote for president in November’s election, the implications of a Kamala Harris presidency for nuclear deterrence and foreign policy warrant careful consideration. Harris, with seven years…

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ICBM EAR Week of August 8, 2024

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Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic and Senior Fellow, NIDS. If your interest fits one of these areas: Experienced professional with expertise in arms control, nuclear deterrence, and international…

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Putin’s Nuclear Swagger

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At the occasion of the July 2024 Saint Petersburg Marine National Celebration—Russia’s Grand Naval Day Parade—Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed concerns over the US and Germany’s plans to deploy American…

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ICBM EAR Report: 26 July 2024

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The main concern regarding Russian nuclear capabilities is twofold: The strategic relationship between China and Russia, which involves close collaboration on defense-industrial issues, potentially enabling Russia's military operations and posing…

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Dynamic Parity: A New Approach to American Nuclear Deterrence

Curtis McGiffin & Adam Lowther0 Comments

In the evolving strategic environment, where adversaries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are expanding their nuclear capabilities, the United States must alter its nuclear strategy to match the…

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The Prospects for Nuclear Deterrence in the Next American Administration

Peter Huessy2 Comments

The four years from 2025 promise to be a very difficult time for nuclear deterrence if the trends of the past decade and one-half since the completion of the New…

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The Emerging Nuclear Scenario

Stephen Blank2 Comments

The Russia-North Korea mutual security pact, Moscow’s unceasing nuclear threats, Russia’s global nuclear power sales drive, Iran’s race for nuclear weapons, and China’s “breathtaking” nuclear expansion, are the stuff of…

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ICBM EAR Report for June, 25

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ICBM EAR The latest ICBM EAR Report provides updates from USAF Global Strike command ’s on the ICBM Bomber Nuclear Programs, senior officials quotes, Hill developments and international strategic developments.…

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American Legitimacy and Integrated Deterrence

Joshua Thibert1 Comment

As the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture argued in its October 2023 report, the United States neglected to sustain political legitimacy through a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape by allowing…

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Lockheed Skunk Works KC-Z: Extending the Range of Deterrence

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The United States Air Force (USAF) is expanding the integration of stealth technology beyond fighters and bombers to encompass aerial refueling. Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works proposed design for the Next-Generation…