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Maintaining America’s First-Use Policy

Archive, Strategic Adversaries2024 presidential election, Aaron Holland, adversaries, American credibility, American national security policy, bipartisan consensus, conventional aggression, Deterrence, first-use policy, global stability, great powers, humanitarian consequences, international politics, military capacities, moral and ethical considerations, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , NATO, nuclear conflict, nuclear deterrent, nuclear no-first-use policy, nuclear posture, nuclear proliferation, nuclear strategy, nuclear umbrella, nuclear war, Peace and stability , pragmatic necessities, strategic ambiguity, strategic logic, University of Utah

Maintaining America’s First-Use Policy

Aaron Holland1 Comment

As the 2024 presidential election looms, the future of American national security policy, particularly its nuclear posture, is under scrutiny. Whether Donald Trump reclaims the White House or Vice President…

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Why Nuclear Weapons Abolition Will Kill Millions (Again)

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic Adversariesabolish, bulletin of atomic scientists, China, Iran, Israel, Libya, New start treaty, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear posture, nuclear proliferation treaty, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, test ban treaty, war

Why Nuclear Weapons Abolition Will Kill Millions (Again)

Kirk Fansher2 Comments

Einstein once said that he did not know how World War III would be fought, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. Nuclear abolitionists, in their…

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Self-Deterrence, Narrative Control, and Nuclear Deterrence: The Case of Israel

Archive, Strategic Adversariesdemocracy, freedom, Gaza, Human Rights, information dominance, Information Operations, Information Warfare, Israel, Middle East, misinformation, mistrust, narrative control, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear posture, Nuclear Weapons, propaganda, self-deterrence

Self-Deterrence, Narrative Control, and Nuclear Deterrence: The Case of Israel

Aaron Holland1 Comment

The theory of self-deterrence has emerged as a pivotal factor in shaping the behavior of nuclear-armed states. At the heart of this concept lies the intricate interplay between reputational concerns,…

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Integrated Deterrence: Which of These Two Words Is More Important?

Archive, Strategic Adversariesbi-lateral agreement, China, Indo-Pacific, Japan, multi-lateral agreement, NATO, nuclear attack, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear modernization, nuclear posture, Nuclear Weapons, South Korea, strategic adversaries, Taiwan

Integrated Deterrence: Which of These Two Words Is More Important?

Leigh Ramsay & Carl Rhodes0 Comments

At a 2002 workshop organized by the United States Air Force to examine surveillance and reconnaissance needs for a then-new War on Terrorism, one attendee proclaimed, “What we need is…

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Deterrence Is Failing in the Middle East

Archive, Strategic AdversariesBiden, China, global security, IAEA, ICBM, Islamic Revolutionary Guards, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Poster Review, nuclear posture, nuclear weapon, Russia, Taiwan, Ukraine

Deterrence Is Failing in the Middle East

Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

The current skirmish with Iran and its proxies is testing American power and risks exploding into a major war if deterrence of Iran is not restored. Americans must recognize that…

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The US Navy’s Nuclear Posture: Fit for Purpose

Archive, Strategic AdversariesChina, gravity bomb, Navy, North Korea, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear posture, posture review, SLCM, Taiwan, Trident, US Navy

The US Navy’s Nuclear Posture: Fit for Purpose

Todd Clawson1 Comment

With any conflict over Taiwan certain to depend heavily on the US Navy, it is time for the Navy to reassess its nuclear capabilities so that it can not only…

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