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America’s Downward Slide

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic AdversariesChina, cold war, Gulf War I, Iraq, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Korean War, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear modernization, Nuclear Posture Review, Nuclear Weapons, proliferation, Russia, Soviet Union, Taliban, Xi Jinping

America’s Downward Slide

Peter Huessy0 Comments

In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates writes, The United States now confronts graver threats to its security than it has in decades, perhaps ever.…

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Economic Deterrence: Chinese Style

Archive, Strategic Adversariesbelt and road initiative, China, cold war, Economic Sanctions, Economic warfare, General Anthony Cotton, malacca, oil production, petroleum, South China Sea

Economic Deterrence: Chinese Style

Peter Huessy2 Comments

The commander of the US Strategic Command, General Anthony Cotton, correctly warns that the United States may not be able to deter Chinese aggression using the same economic leavers employed…

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Is NASA a National Security Organization?

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictApollo, cold war, Cold Warriors, DARPA, Department of Defense, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Luner Landing Program, Mercury, Moon, NASA, North Korea, NRO, Saturn, space deterrence

Is NASA a National Security Organization?

Peter Garretson0 Comments

Is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a national security organization? The answer matters greatly in the division of labor between government agencies, as well as how NASA should…

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Killing ICBMs

Archive, Arms Control & NonproliferationACA, ballistic, carter, China, cold war, Europe, Frank Moss, Howard Cannon, ICBM, Middle East, Minuteman II, missiles, MX, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear force, Nuclear Weapons, Regan, Russia, Scowcroft, START I, Western Pacific

Killing ICBMs

Peter Huessy0 Comments

The Arms Control Association (ACA) and the Physicists Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers are proposing the United States unilaterally cancel the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, removing 60 percent…

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