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China’s Dual-Capable Missiles and Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation

Archive, Strategic Adversariesambiguity, command and control, conventional forces, crisis management, crisis stability, Deterrence, DF-26, dual-capable missiles, entanglement, escalation risk, inadvertent escalation, Indo-Pacific, International Security, military intelligence, Military Strategy, missile notifications, No First Use Policy, nuclear escalation, nuclear threshold, nuclear-conventional ambiguity, PLARF, risk reduction, security dilemma, signaling, strategic competition, strategic stability, Survivability, targeting, transparency, U.S.-China relations

China’s Dual-Capable Missiles and Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation

Peyton Mayer0 Comments

Published: September 14, 2026 China's expanding force of dual-capable missiles is creating a growing source of ambiguity in U.S.-China deterrence. The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) operates conventional and…

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Rendezvous and Proximity Operations in the Legal Grey Zone of International Space Law

Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflictanti-satellite (ASAT), co-orbital weapons, dual-use, due regard, escalation, Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), hit-to-kill (HTK), intent, keep-out zones, low Earth orbit (LEO), norms, Outer Space Treaty (OST), pre-notifications, Registration Convention, satellite servicing, security dilemma, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), transparency, verification

Rendezvous and Proximity Operations in the Legal Grey Zone of International Space Law

Areesha Manzoor0 Comments

Published: August 20, 2026 Space exploration has expanded dramatically in scope, actors, and applications. This growth has fueled innovation for humanity but also produced congestion, competition, and rising security concerns. As…

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India’s Strategy of Escalation Dominance

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAgni-Prime, air defense systems, Arms Control, Balochistan Think Tank Network, BUITEMS Quetta, bunker-buster missile, Cold Start doctrine, confidence-building measures, conventional superiority, conventional warfare, counterforce capability, crisis management, cyber warfare, deterrence stability, escalation dominance, full-spectrum deterrence, India, India-Pakistan conflict, international diplomacy, limited war, Military Doctrine, military modernization, missile defense, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear escalation, nuclear posture, nuclear-capable missiles, Operation Sindoor, Pakistan, rail-based launcher, regional stability, retaliatory capability, security dilemma, South Asia, space capabilities, strategic affairs, strategic autonomy, strategic signaling, technological development

India’s Strategy of Escalation Dominance

Sher Ali Kakar & Atta Ullah0 Comments

Recent, statements by Indian Air Force Chief Marshal AP Singh and Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reflect how India’s military doctrine is transforming, which, in recent years, has undergone…

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