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A Second Look at the Critiques and Narratives Against Golden Dome for America

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A Second Look at the Critiques and Narratives Against Golden Dome for America

Christopher Stone2 Comments

President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome for America is criticized for being provocative, de-stabilizing, opening Pandora’s box, and the so-called militarization of space. Yet these narratives are not new. The same…

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

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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Drones on the Loose

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Drones on the Loose

Stephen Cimbala0 Comments

The state of New Jersey is apparently facing an invasion by unstoppable drones. This development is creating demands for investigation on the part of federal, state, and local governments. Citizens…

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Hypersonic Horizons: The Next Generation of Air Superiority

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Hypersonic Horizons: The Next Generation of Air Superiority

Joshua Thibert0 Comments

The development of hypersonic technology is poised to redefine the landscape of military airpower. Hypersonic vehicles, capable of reaching speeds greater than Mach 5, offer unprecedented speed and agility, making…

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Correcting the Record on the Space National Guard

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictAir National Guard, American citizenry, Christopher Stone, Congressional Budget Office, Department of Defense, domestic emergency operations, Donald Trump, federal mission, governors' consent, homeland security, military space power, misinformation, National Defense Authorization Act, National Guard Association of the United States, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , readiness costs, recruiting and training, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendell, Space National Guard, US Space Force

Correcting the Record on the Space National Guard

Christopher Stone2 Comments

At the annual convention of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS), former President Donald Trump made headlines by stating his support for NGAUS’ position on a Space…

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Reflections on America’s Cold Warrior

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic AdversariesArms Control, cold war, defense policy, Department of Defense, department of state, National Security, Nuclear Deterrence, Paul Nitze, pentagon, policy advisor, review

Reflections on America’s Cold Warrior

James McCue0 Comments

America’s Cold Warrior is a biography of Paul Nitze’s professional life. For those not deeply steeped in this man’s career, he was a “stalwart of the arms control community” and…

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Is NASA a National Security Organization?

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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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