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Archive, Strategic Adversaries5G Technology, belt and road, China, global dominance, Middle Kingdom, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, South China Sea, Taiwan

China’s Rise: Unraveling Power and Principle

Shane McNeil0 Comments

In the ever-evolving strategic environment, China’s rise stands out as a pivotal change in the twenty-first century. China’s nuclear breakout and aggression toward Taiwan lead to an important question: Is…

Archive, Strategic AdversariesChina, Guam, Indo-Pacific, jacked adversaries, Japan, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear triad, Nuclear Weapons, Okinawa

Why 2024 Is a Good Year for China to Attack American Forces

Alex Littlefield0 Comments

Military planners in the US appear biased toward a scenario that allows for multiple moves in a game called “Defend Taiwan from a Chinese Invasion.” In this game, there is…

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic AdversariesAsia, damage, denied access, dirty bomb, Europe, Middle East, nuclear attack, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear operations, Nuclear Weapons, planning, surveillance, targeting, Terrorism

The Operational Logic of Nuclear Weapons Use by an Adversary

Bradley Gericke1 Comment

The employment of nuclear weapons by adversaries of the United States is, logically, not only a possibility, but a likelihood. Americans want deterrence to hold. Decision-makers are obligated to seek…

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAsia-Pacific, Deterrence, F-35, hardened shelter, missile, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Pacific, policy, polish, slcm-n, submarine, threats

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…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, ArchiveDeterrence, gravity bomb, Hybrid Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons

Will the B61-13 Repair US Nuclear Deterrence and Assurances?

James Ragland0 Comments

David Trachtenberg of the National Institute for Public Policy wrote in 2021 that the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and the resurgence of the Taliban have raised significant concerns…

Defense & SecurityNuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

A New START for New START? The Future Russo-American Nuclear Arms Control

Stephen Cimbala & Adam Lowther

The war in Ukraine will end sooner or later. It may likely take the form of a negotiated peace settlement, which will allow traditional diplomatic relations to return between the…

Defense & SecurityChina, Deterrence, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

Conflict and Competition: Limited Nuclear Warfare and the New Face of Deterrence

Gerald Brown

This article was initially published on December 16, 2019. "Nuclear weapons seem to be in almost everybody's bad book, but the fact is that they are a powerful force for…

Defense & SecurityNuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

A History of Damage Limitation in U.S. Nuclear War Planning

Richard Purcell

The concept of nuclear damage limitation dates back to the early 1960s. Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, described it as “the ability to reduce…