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An Indo-Pacific Nuclear Alliance Closes the Deterrence Gap Faster than Conventional

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesChina, conventional forces, conventional rearmament, credibility, deterrence gap, distributed basing, escalation, extended deterrence, integrated nuclear planning, layered deterrence, NATO, North Korea, nuclear alliance, nuclear coercion, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear sharing, One moment, Russia, signaling, Survivability

An Indo-Pacific Nuclear Alliance Closes the Deterrence Gap Faster than Conventional

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

Published: June 15, 2026 The Indo-Pacific is entering a period of acute strategic imbalance. China’s rapid military modernization across nuclear, conventional, cyber, and space domains has outpaced the ability of regional powers to…

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Greenland, Strategic Denial, and the Survivability of U.S. Nuclear Forces

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Strategic Adversariesairspace, anti-submarine warfare, Arctic, Arctic gaps, Bear Gap, China, Deterrence, early warning, Euro-Atlantic security, GIUK Gap, global security, great-power conflict , Greenland, Indo-Pacific security, Kola Peninsula, missile defense, NATO, North Atlantic, Olenya Complex, Russia, strategic denial, strategic importance, submarines, surveillance, Survivability, U.S. nuclear forces

Greenland, Strategic Denial, and the Survivability of U.S. Nuclear Forces

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

Greenland’s strategic importance lies not in symbolism, climate change, or future economic potential, but in its role at the center of modern deterrence. The island anchors the ability of the…

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This Week in Deterrence (September 15-19, 2025)

Archive, Bonus Reads, Emerging Threats, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic Adversariesanti-satellite, Attrition, B-21 raider, B-52J, China, Cyber, Denmark, Deterrence, Doctrine, electronic warfare, End-to-End Testing, Golden Dome, hypersonic, industrial base, Iran, Kill Chains, long-range strike, missile defense, modernization, multi-domain operations, NATO, Precision Fires, proliferation, resilience, Responsive Launch, Russia, Space, strategic advantage, Survivability, Tactical Edge, Taiwan

This Week in Deterrence (September 15-19, 2025)

GSR Staff0 Comments

This past week was maelstrom of activities in deterrence. We are seeing a shift of the forces reshaping deterrence across domains. Paramount is the urgency of integrating allied doctrine, accelerating…

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