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The Danger of Minimum Deterrence

Peter Huessy

Arms control advocates often propose a minimal deterrence strategy as a first step toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. Closely connected to a “no first use” policy, much of such…

Defense & SecurityChina, Deterrence, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

Conflict and Competition: Limited Nuclear Warfare and the New Face of Deterrence

Gerald Brown

This article was initially published on December 16, 2019. "Nuclear weapons seem to be in almost everybody's bad book, but the fact is that they are a powerful force for…

Defense & SecurityChina, Deterrence, NATO, Russia, United States

Cyber Deterrence: An Oxymoron for Years to Come

Jyri Raitasalo

The lack of empirical evidence of cyber warfare between states makes deterrence theorizing nearly impossible. Western states largely renounced the concepts of defense and deterrence after the end of the…

Defense & SecurityChina, Deterrence, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, United States

U.S. issues “red line” on North Korea, but leaves room for interpretation.

Joshua Ball

Analysis: Will—or When will—the U.S. Strike? Following this past week's second firing of a North Korean ballistic missile over Japanese territory, remarks were made in a joint press conference held…

Defense & SecurityChina, Deterrence, North Korea, South Korea

North Korea Fires Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Over Japan

Joshua Ball

Termed a "grave threat" by the Japanese Prime Minister, the newly-unpredictable nature of U.S. policy makes this situation exponentially more dangerous.North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan…