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Exposing Willful Blindness: American Strength Is Nonnegotiable

Brandon Toliver10 Comments

Katerina Canyon’s op-ed, “From Deterrence to Diplomacy: Why Nuclear Dominance Is a Dangerous Illusion,” calls for restraint and diplomacy rather than a robust nuclear arsenal. While her concerns over escalation…

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Restoring Deterrence

Peter Huessy1 Comment

Victor Davis Hanson commemorated D-Day and reminded Americans of how difficult it was for the allies in WWII to recover from the May 26–June 4, 1940, evacuation from Dunkirk. For…

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Midnight Hammer and After

Stephen Cimbala1 Comment

American military strikes against Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities on June 22 present a tableau of military-operational excellence that surprised Iran and much of the international community. The joint operation featured…

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131 Micro Reactors: Reliable Energy and National Security

James Petrosky & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

What if the key to future battlefield dominance isn’t a weapon… but a reactor? In this electrifying episode, the NIDS crew pull back the curtain on one of the most…

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Irregular Warfare: An Indian Perspective

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

An Ally’s Candid Concern: Watching India-China Tensions from the Front Row In a rare and refreshingly direct conversation, a senior international defense partner outlines why the growing tensions between India…

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Ghosts in the Skies: How Ukraine’s Drone Tactics Recast Modern Deterrence

Brandon Toliver4 Comments

What happens to nuclear deterrence when a non-nuclear state strikes deep into a nuclear-armed adversary? The stark reality is that the world does not collapse, but the era of conventional…

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What’s America’s Priority, Europe or Asia?

Adam Lowther & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

The NIDS team discusses Kyle Balzer's article "US Withdrawal from Europe Won't Solve the China Threat," which expresses concern about the potential withdrawal of U.S. military presence in Europe to…

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From Deterrence to Dominance: Strengthening US Nuclear Posture in a Shifting World

Brandon Toliver6 Comments

The global nuclear landscape in 2025 is not just unstable—it is accelerating toward unprecedented volatility, testing the very limits of American strategic dominance. New technologies, evolving doctrines, and intensifying rivalries…

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SLCM-N, the Virginia-Class Submarine, and AUKUS

Natalie Treloar4 Comments

The sea-launched cruise missile–nuclear (SLCM-N) is a planned nuclear-armed cruise missile that is intended for deployment on US Navy submarines, potentially Virginia-class attack submarines, by 2034. Under Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) Pillar…

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Hypersonic Weapons: Are We Entering a New Era of Vulnerability?

Brandon Toliver25 Comments

The advent of hypersonic weapons, with their unparalleled speed and maneuverability, ignited a global debate about the future of strategic security. Some argue these weapons unwittingly ushered in an era…

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FYI to the GOP on NATO

Alan Dowd1 Comment

By wielding his rhetorical skills and executive powers to revive America’s political and economic institutions, President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) transformed the first 100 days of a president’s administration into a…