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Announcements, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Bonus ReadsAppropriations, bombers, congress, HASC, ICBM, missiles, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear disarmament, policy, SASC, U.S. Nuclear Force, Washington

ICBM EAR Report for June, 25

Peter Huessy0 Comments

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.…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Strategic AdversariesChina, congress, defense strategy, deterrence strategy, economic stability, integrated deterrence, North Korea, Russia, strategic posture

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…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus ReadsAir-Refueling, bridge tanker, contested environment, Deterrence, deterrent, global security, KC-Z, Lockheed Martin, Next-Gen, NGAS, Nuclear Deterrence, Refueling, Skunk Works, stealth, Tanker, technology, u.s. congress

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

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

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…

Bonus ReadsChina, Elections, Foreign Policy, Hinduism, India, Islamabad, Modi’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

Narendra Modi’s Disappointing But Not Disastrous Election

Amit Gupta0 Comments

Yesterday, India concluded its six-week, drawn-out parliamentary elections. As always, the country did not fail to surprise the global community. The conventional wisdom was that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would win…

Bonus Readsballoons, DMZ, global security, Korea, Moon Jae-in, North Korea, nulcear deterrence, trash balloons

Balloons and sleepwalking into conflicts

Chun In-bum0 Comments

By Chun In-bum North Korea, a relic of the Cold War, has evolved into a cult state centered around the Kim family. Despite its oppressive regime, the state's endurance into…