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The Blind Spot of Integrated Deterrence: Modern Defense Tech Requires a Counterintelligence Revival

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesalgorithmic deterrence instability, algorithmic warfare, asset protection, autonomous systems, behavioral authentication, Civil-Military Fusion, civil-military fusion programs, command and control, corporate counterespionage, corporate software integrity, counterintelligence, data exfiltration, defense industrial base, defense technology, deterrence by denial, economic statecraft, electronic warfare, escalation ladder, espionage, gray-zone collection, Great Power Competition, Indo-Pacific, information environment, innovation ecosystem, insider espionage, insider threat, integrated deterrence, intellectual property, International Relations theory, machine-learning models, Offense-Defense Balance, psychological uncertainty, Replicator program, software architecture, software security, statecraft, strategic miscalculation, strategic stability, structural realism, supply chains, swarm coordination, unmanned networks

The Blind Spot of Integrated Deterrence: Modern Defense Tech Requires a Counterintelligence Revival

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

Published: August 17, 2026 The foundational calculus of international security is undergoing a radical and technologically driven transformation. In the Pentagon’s latest strategic guidance, the traditional concept of deterrence has…

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15 Years in the Making: U.S. Precision Strike on Iran’s Fortified Nuclear Site

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15 Years in the Making: U.S. Precision Strike on Iran’s Fortified Nuclear Site

GSR Staff0 Comments

Today’s Department of Defense release highlights not just a military operation, but decades of foresight, innovation, and strategic discipline. 🔹 Engineering & Intelligence Combined What began in 2009 with the…

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NATO’s Defense Math Does Not Add Up

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NATO’s Defense Math Does Not Add Up

Christophe Bosquillon0 Comments

The United States is by far the largest contributor to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations. According to NATO estimates published in June 2024, the United States will spend $967.7 billion on defense in…

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