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What Has Been the Impact on Our Nation?

Peter Huessy0 Comments

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was assumed that the US no longer needed a robust defense budget. As a result, the nation went on what Lt. Gen.…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic Adversariesalliance credibility, American Alliances, anti-access/area-denial capabilities, ANZUS, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Australian Perspective, China, collective defense, combat logistics force., Communism, conventional deterrence, Deterrence, East Asia, Ely Ratner, Extended nuclear deterrence, geography, hub-and-spoke system, Hugh White, international law, Japan, John Foster Dulles, maritime theater, Military Sealift Command, multilateral alliance, NATO, nuclear strategy, Nuclear Weapons, Pacific Defense Pact, Paul Bracken, sea control, sea denial, SEATO, Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, threat perceptions, Treaty of Westphalia, US-Japan alliance, US-led international order, US-South Korea alliance, Western Pacific

American Alliances in East Asia: An Australian Perspective

Christine M. Leah0 Comments

In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Ely Ratner outlines a case for a Pacific Defense Pact. The concept of collective defense in the Asia-Pacific is not a novel idea, however, the historical…

Archive, Strategic AdversariesExtended nuclear deterrence, Korea, nuclear gravity bomb, South Korea

The Implications of a Nuclear Armed South Korea with Lieutenant General In-Bum Chun (ROK, Ret)

Chun In-bum0 Comments

The prospect of South Korea acquiring nuclear weapons is a complex and multifaceted issue with significant implications for regional and global security. In this Huessy Seminar, Lieutenant General In-Bum Chun…

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAmerican defense policy, Deterrence, EU defense, Extended nuclear deterrence

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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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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Time to Proliferate Nuclear Weapons (or Not?)

Christine M. Leah & Peter Layton2 Comments

Extended nuclear deterrence is a central tenet of America’s post–World War II strategy. For the first time however, it is being seriously questioned in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific. The…