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John Maynard Keynes once wrote, “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones,” an apt depiction of the current discourse and debate of what the world will look like now that the New Strategic Arms Reduction …
The expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, 2026 has fueled concerns that, absent formal limits, uncertainty surrounding U.S. and Russian nuclear forces could generate instability and elevate the risk of arms racing or the threat of nuclear conflict. Although arms control agreements have historically been promoted as acts of transparency and predictability, […]
No Treaty, No Panic: Deterrence and Stability After New START was originally published on Global Security Review.
President Donald Trump “will decide the path forward on nuclear arms control, which he will clarify on his own timeline,” a White House official told Breaking Defense.
Ankit Panda reflects on a new nuclear age marked by great-power rivalry, rising proliferation pressures, and fading arms control, urging realism about deterrence in a riskier world.
On October 30, 2025, President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social, “The United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my first term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it but had no choice! […]
Understanding President Trump’s Truth Social Post on Nuclear Testing? was originally published on Global Security Review.
After World War I, the United States and its allies sought arms control solutions to what were political problems. Proposals such as a ban on war and restrictions on the size of naval vessels and army divisions were adopted. These efforts came to naught by 1936, when Germany began its aggressive march across Europe. After […]
Making Nuclear Blackmail Great Again was originally published on Global Security Review.
As the Cold War ended and new counterterrorism priorities took root in the 2000s, the threat of nuclear terrorism cemented itself as the ultimate catastrophic scenario. Dick Cheney famously stated shortly after September 11, 2001, “If there was even a [one] percent chance of terrorists getting a weapon of mass destruction, and there has been […]
Deterring Nuclear Terrorism in the Era of Great Power Competition was originally published on Global Security Review.
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — China’s state television put a rare public focus on Beijing’s DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missile earlier this month, revealing key details that mark a significant shift in Beijing’s nuclear messaging amid rising global …
Executive Summary Why You Need This Report The ICBM EAR (Emerging Affairs Report) for the Week of March 3, 2025, prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geo-Strategic Analysis and Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, offers an authoritative, real-time assessment of critical defense and strategic developments impacting U.S. national security. This report […]
ICBM EAR Week of March 3, 2025 was originally published on Global Security Review.
This report, prepared by Peter Huessy for the week of February 22, 2025, covers various aspects of nuclear deterrence, defense budget developments, and geopolitical threats. Key topics include the Biden administration’s approach to nuclear escalation, Senator McConnell’s retirement and his views on restoring deterrence, and Russian official Medvedev’s nuclear threats. The House and Senate have […]
ICBM EAR Report for 22 Feb 2025 was originally published on Global Security Review.