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Midnight Hammer

How US and Israeli Attacks on Iran Will Reshape the Future of Nuclear Proliferation

Strategic Adversariesair defenses, asymmetric hedging, bunker-busting munitions, crash programs, Deterrence, enrichment facilities, Fordow, GBU-57 bombs, global instability, Iran, kinetic counter-proliferation, Midnight Hammer, Miscalculation, Natanz, normative firebreak, nuclear club, nuclear proliferation, operational secrecy, Peter Huessy, preemptive strike, resilience, Stephen Cimbala, strategic risk, underground facilities, US-Israel strikes

How US and Israeli Attacks on Iran Will Reshape the Future of Nuclear Proliferation

Aaron Holland0 Comments

The recent joint US-Israel strikes on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities mark more than a tactical blow to Tehran, they represent a strategic turning point for nuclear aspirants worldwide. Fourteen GBU-57…

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Midnight Hammer and After

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Bonus Reads, Defense & Security, Strategic AdversariesAl Udeid Air Base, asymmetrical warfare, B2 Spirit bombers, Cyberattacks, Deterrence, Diplomacy, enrichment, fissile material, Fordow, GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, General Dan Caine, hamas, Hezbollah, houthis, imagery intelligence, Iran, Iranian proxies, Isfahan, Midnight Hammer, military response, missile strikes, Natanz, Netanyahu, nuclear enrichment, red sea, regime change, Stephen Cimbala, Strait of Hormuz, Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, Trump administration

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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