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The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Deterrence and Proliferation

Nazia Sheikh0 Comments

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was signed between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987; it lasted until the United States withdrew in 2019. It contributed to…

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Mutually Assured Destruction

Peter Huessy0 Comments

Mutually assured destruction or MAD is not an American doctrine or military strategy. Those who believe MAD is how America deters nuclear-armed adversaries assume that any use of nuclear weapons by the United States…

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Forecasting an Imminent Israeli Strike on Iran

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

Multiple converging factors point toward a high probability of a renewed and more expansive Israeli strike against Iran within the coming months, most likely between September and October 7, 2025,…

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Russian Use of IRBMs in Ukraine

David Rehbein & John A. Swegle1 Comment

On November 21, 2024, Russia struck the Pivdenmash aerospace factory in Dnipro, Ukraine, with six warheads delivered by an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). Each warhead dispensed a group of six…

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If You Build It, They Might Come

James McCue0 Comments

Beneficiaries of American extended deterrence seek reassurance through visible and tangible efforts. This default to only thinking about American action disregards important options to improve nuclear deterrence. There is a…

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USAF Seeking 1,000 LRSO Nuclear Cruise Missiles by 2030

Curtis McGiffin

Nuclear deterrence believability is expected to rise in the eyes of our friends and foes alike. The Department of Defense is projecting to purchase over 1,000 nuclear-armed LRSO cruise missiles…

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The Pentagon’s China Military Report: Why Americans Should Be Alarmed

Curtis McGiffin & Adam Lowther

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China, 2023 Annual Report to Congress was released on October 19, 2023. The threats discussed should…