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Government Shutdowns and National Security with Former Congressman Chris Stewart

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Government Shutdowns and National Security with Former Congressman Chris Stewart

James Petrosky0 Comments

In this special edition of The NIDS View, Jim and former Congressman Chris Stewart discuss the implications of government shutdowns on national security and deterrence. They explore the internal and…

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Time to Proliferate Nuclear Weapons (or Not?)

Strategic Adversariesallies, America, Asia-Pacific, Australia, bipolar international system, Britain, China, conventional forces, Dr. Christine Leah, Dr. Peter Layton, eastern Pacific, Europe, European non-proliferation solution, Extended nuclear deterrence, Far Eastern nuclear stockpile, federal budget, global leadership, Griffith Asia Institute, high-intensity conflict, independent nuclear forces, India, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), Japan, modern multilateral nuclear force, multilateral nuclear force, NATO, NATO nuclear planning group, North Korea, NPT finished, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), nuclear sharing, Nuclear Weapons, Pacific allies, Pakistan, Poland, post-World War II strategy, President Donald Trump, Royal United Services Institute, Russia, Scandinavian nations, Secretary of US Defense Robert McNamara, security treaties, South Korea, Tomahawk cruise missiles, Ukraine, US National Institute for Deterrence Studies, world war III

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…

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Escalation Dominance Does Matter

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAmerican passivity, Arms Race, conflict-related casualties, conventional precision-guided weapons, cuban missile crisis, Defense Spending, escalation dominance, federal budget, government spending, great-power war, guns-versus-butter debate , Medicaid, Medicare, military strength, Minuteman I, New Look Policy, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear modernization, nuclear superiority, nuclear triad, peace through strength, social justice warriors, social programs, waste fraud and abuse

Escalation Dominance Does Matter

Joe Buff0 Comments

In a reply to a recent article in Global Security Review, which advocated for American escalation dominance, Katerina Canyon, Executive Director of the Peace Economy Project, challenged the importance of…

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