Mutually Assured Destruction

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 will be massive, and that any alternative, such as limited nuclear use, will quickly escalate to a full-scale nuclear Armageddon. As a strategy, MAD was […]

Mutually Assured Destruction was originally published on Global Security Review.

September 22, 2025
Read More >>

Mutually Assured Destruction

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 will be massive, and that any alternative, such as limited nuclear use, will quickly escalate to a full-scale nuclear Armageddon. As a strategy, MAD was […]

Mutually Assured Destruction was originally published on Global Security Review.

September 22, 2025
Read More >>

Restoring Ukraine Sovereignty Requires Restoring Deterrence

The impact on American security from the Ukraine conflict, especially the impact on the nuclear and extended deterrent for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are significant. A key part of America’s dilemma is that the nation’s deterrent strength was diminished more than enhanced and that Moscow may simply be willing to ignore American deterrent […]

Restoring Ukraine Sovereignty Requires Restoring Deterrence was originally published on Global Security Review.

September 9, 2025
Read More >>