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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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Deconstructing Deterrence

Paul Ingram & Ted Seay2 Comments

Since October 7, 2023, the term “deterrence” has circulated with increased frequency. There is one problem: as it is currently defined and understood, deterrence does not work. The Oxford Essential…

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversariesarmageddon, ceasefire, conflict, crisis, Deterrence, deterrents, Diplomacy, escalation, Europe, Medvedev, NATO, negotiations, nuclear, peace, Putin, Russia, sanctions, security, strategic, submarines, tactical, Trump, Ukraine, war, weapons

Nuclear Danger Remains in Ukraine Peace Settlement

Stephen Cimbala0 Comments

The Alaska summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on August 15, 2025, together with the follow-on meetings in Washington, DC, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European heads…

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To Deter in Space, the US Needs On-Orbit Parity

Joe Buff0 Comments

Space forms an infinite supranational common, which, as ultimate high ground, envelops the Earth and offers significant opportunity positive or negative use. Whoever can achieve on-orbit military superiority has the…

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The US Is Undermining Deterrence with Iran

Kirk Fansher2 Comments

It is naïve to classify Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis as terrorist organizations, simply because they use terror tactics. They are Iranian “irregular forces” and an extension of the Islamic…