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21

Feb

Uncle Bob's Morning Nuke NewsChina, Hybrid Warfare, morning nuke news, nuclear attack, science

Hegseth Addresses Strengthening Military by Cutting Excess, Refocusing DOD Budget

GSR Staff

Hegseth Addresses Strengthening Military by Cutting Excess, Refocusing DOD Budget > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News By: Matthew Olay, DOD News During a recorded, on-camera address from the…

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20

Feb

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic AdversariesAmerican dominance, assured retaliation, asymmetric escalation, Belfer Center, catalytic posture, Chiang Kai-shek, China, Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, cross-strait security, CSIST, Department of Defense, extended deterrence, global security, Harvard Kennedy School, international security strategy, Japan, Kira Coffey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, multipolar world, national security priorities, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear posture, nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, People's Liberation Army, Republic of Korea, ROK, Ryan Fitzgerald, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, U. S. Air Force, U.S. strategy, Ukraine, Vipin Narang

Taiwan’s Nuclear What-If: Implications for U.S. Strategy and Global Security

Kira Coffey & Ryan Fitzgerald0 Comments

In October 1964, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tested its first nuclear device at Lop Nur in China’s western Xinjiang province. Shocked by the test, Taiwan’s President Chiang Kai-shek was…

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19

Feb

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, EAR Report, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAegis Ashore, Arms Control, B61 bomb, B83 bomb, China, defense budget resolution, defense policy, defense reforms, Defense Spending, geopolitical threats, ICBM, Iran, military budget, Military Technology, missile defense, NATO, NATO defense spending, North Korea, Nuclear arms control, nuclear arms race, nuclear arsenal, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear deterrence advantages, nuclear deterrence analyses, nuclear deterrence analysis, nuclear deterrence assessments, nuclear deterrence beliefs, nuclear deterrence capacities, nuclear deterrence challenges, nuclear deterrence definitions, nuclear deterrence developments, nuclear deterrence explanations, nuclear deterrence forecasts, nuclear deterrence framework, nuclear deterrence history, nuclear deterrence impacts, nuclear deterrence implications, nuclear deterrence inspections, nuclear deterrence interpretations, nuclear deterrence opportunities, nuclear deterrence outcomes, nuclear deterrence predictions, nuclear deterrence procedures, nuclear deterrence progress, nuclear deterrence projections, nuclear deterrence protocols, nuclear deterrence publications, nuclear deterrence relevance, nuclear deterrence research, nuclear deterrence reviews, nuclear deterrence risks, nuclear deterrence scenarios, nuclear deterrence seminar, nuclear deterrence simulations, nuclear deterrence standards, nuclear deterrence strategies, nuclear deterrence strategy, nuclear deterrence strengths, nuclear deterrence studies, nuclear deterrence terms, nuclear deterrence tests, nuclear deterrence theories, nuclear deterrence threats, nuclear deterrence views, nuclear deterrence weaknesses, nuclear disarmament, nuclear gravity bomb, nuclear modernization, nuclear policy, nuclear proliferation, nuclear security, nuclear strategy, nuclear triad, nuclear triad modernization, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear weapons modernization, pentagon, Putin, Russia, Sentinel ICBM, strategic stability, submarine detection, Trump, Ukraine

ICBM EAR Week of February 10, 2025

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Key Takeaways from: ICBM EAR Week of February 10, 2025 Overview The report, prepared by Peter Huessy, comprehensively assesses nuclear deterrence, strategic security issues, and emerging threats. It includes key…

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18

Feb

Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic AdversariesAmerica, Arms Control, Arms Race, ASAT weapons, China, Christopher Stone, Diplomacy, hard power, homeland security, Iron Dome, missile defense, Missile Defense Agency, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. ​, National Security, nuclear missiles, nuclear war, pentagon, Russia, space debris, Space Development Agency, space force, space infrastructure, space-borne attacks, SpaceX, Strategic Defense Initiative, strategic stability

Iron Dome America Is Not a Threat to Peace

Christopher Stone1 Comment

Recently, opponents of missile defenses published editorials in several outlets accusing the Trump administration of “conjuring” up an “arms race” that will severely damage “strategic stability by proposing an Iron…

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10

Feb

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, Asia-Pacific, China, Chinese nuclear arsenal, cold war, conventional war, deterrence studies ​, deterrence theory, Diplomacy, geopolitical order, military modernization, NATO, North Korean nuclear arsenal, nuclear abstinence, Nuclear disorder, nuclear expansion, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, nuclear proliferation, nuclear threats, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, peace dividend, post-Cold War, Russia, South Korea, strategic theory, superpower competition, Taiwan invasion

Nuclear Order and Disorder in the Asia-Pacific

Christine M. Leah1 Comment

The world is entering a new era of nuclear disorder. This new era is characterized by several elements. They include the breakdown of nuclear (and conventional) arms control, the return…

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06

Feb

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesB-1 bombers, bombers, China, Col. Curtis McGiffin, Col. Kirk Fansher ​, cold war, command and control, Deterrence, global order, international environment, military rebuild, Minuteman III, modernization, National Security, New START, North Korea, nuclear arsenal, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Weapons, Ohio-class submarines, peace through strength, Pete Hegseth, Roman Emperor Hadrian, Russia, sea-launched nuclear cruise missile, secretary of defense, slcm-n, South China Sea, Taiwan, TLAM-N, Trump, Ukraine, US Strategic Command, warhead refurbishment, warrior ethos

“Peace Through Strength”: Enhancing America’s Nuclear Deterrence Today

Curtis McGiffin & Kirk Fansher1 Comment

Immediately after being sworn in as the nation’s 29th Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth established three guiding principles: (1) restore the warrior ethos in everything we do, (2) rebuild the…

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31

Jan

Archive, Bonus Reads, EAR ReportAdministration Developments, Air Force Secretary, Arms Control, B-21 raider, China, Chris Yeaw., Congressional Developments, Defense Spending, Elbridge Colby, energy independence, escalation management, extended deterrence, flexible response, Frank Kendall, General Kevin Chilton, Gennady Gatilov, Geostrategic Analysis, Global Zero Proposals, House Budget Committee, ICBM, Iran, Iranian security threat, Iron Dome, Israel, Jill Hruby, Kevin Chilton, Kim Jong Un, Marco Rubio, Mark Rutte, Mark Schneider, massive retaliation, Michaela Dodge, Minuteman III, missile shield, multipolar nuclear powers, National Institute for Deterrent Studies, NATO, NATO security, Navy Secretary, NIDS seminar, North Korea, NPT, nuclear balance, nuclear C3BM, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear deterrence mythologies, nuclear force reductions, nuclear implications, nuclear mythologies, nuclear proliferation, nuclear strategy, nuclear war, nuclear warheads, OPEC, Peter Hegseth, Peter Huessy, POTUS Authority, President Trump, Presidential Nuclear Initiative, Russia, Russia Defense Budget, Russian aggression, Russian military spending, SALT, secretary of defense, Secretary of State, Sentinel, slcm-n, South Korea, START, strategic stability, theater nuclear weapons, Triad Symposium, Ukraine, Ukraine conflict, US economic policy, US Nuclear Policy, USAF

ICBM EAR for 23 Jan 25

Peter Huessy0 Comments

ICBM Ear for the Week of January 23, 2025 Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic Analysis and Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies Key Takeaways Significant…

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30

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic Adversariesanti-submarine warfare, Arctic, battlefield nuclear weapons, BRICS, China, conventional threats, critical infrastructure, cross-domain deterrence, cyber threats, Cyberattacks, deep sea, Deterrence, economic threats, geopolitical objectives, hybrid threats, Intelligence, international norms, Iran, military readiness, national power, NATO, North Korea, nuclear arsenal, nuclear threats, reconnaissance, resilience, Russia, security environment, space threats, space-based systems, strategic competition, surveillance, terrorist attacks

Deterrence and NATO’s Emerging Security Environment

Alex Alfirraz Scheers0 Comments

The international security environment is deteriorating rapidly and becoming increasingly dangerous and uncertain. China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia pose a threat to Western interests in multiple domains. Among them…

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23

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, ArchiveAfghanistan, America First, bilateral trade, China, climate change, counterterrorism, diplomatic bridge, Donald Trump, economic aid, economic issues, Foreign Policy, geopolitical chessboard, Global South, Imran Khan, India, minilateralism, Muhammad Haseeb Riaz, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, pentagon, Quad, security concerns, South Asia, state department, strategic divergence, strategic stability, Taliban, Terrorism, trade wars, US-Pakistan relations

The Future of US-Pakistan Relations

Muhammad Haseeb Riaz0 Comments

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House may or may not prove auspicious for Pakistan. Trump’s victory will certainly have wide-ranging ramifications for the geopolitical chessboard because of existing…

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22

Jan

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Bonus Reads, EAR Report, Strategic Adversaries2035, 500, adversaries, bombers, China, class, columbia, deterrent, Here is the comma-separated keyword list: report, ICBMs, international, modernization, nuclear, projected, Russia, strategic, submarines, threats, Triad, warheads

ICBM EAR Report 13 Jan 2025

Peter Huessy0 Comments

The ICBM EAR report provides a detailed assessment of the U.S. nuclear deterrent's status and future outlook, focusing on the threats posed by Russia and China. By 2035, these adversaries…

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20

Jan

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesAmerican interests, Arms Control, bilateral agreements, Budapest Memorandum, challenges, China, codes of conduct, collaboration, Diplomacy, disarmament, force posture, hostilities, implementation, inspections, Iranian regime change, multilateral agreements, NATO, NATO Committee on Proliferation, Negative Security Assurances, non-nuclear-weapon Iran, norms, North Korea, nuclear deterrent, Nuclear Planning Group, operational decision-makers, opportunities, Penn State-Brandywine, Russia, Stephen Cimbala, sunset period, sustainment, treaties, unilateral declarations, United States

An Uncertain Future for Arms Control

Stephen Cimbala0 Comments

A strong nuclear deterrent reduces risks to the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Such is the view of many within the nuclear enterprise. Arms control and…

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