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ICBM EAR Week of August 8, 2024

Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic and Senior Fellow, NIDS. If your interest fits one of these areas: Experienced professional with expertise in arms control, nuclear deterrence, and international security priorities. Specialized in analyzing arms deals, assessing nuclear strategies, and understanding global alliances. Dedicated to promoting diplomacy, reducing the threat of nuclear war, and […]

ICBM EAR Week of August 8, 2024 was originally published on Global Security Review.

August 14, 2024
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The Prospects for Nuclear Deterrence in the Next American Administration

The four years from 2025 promise to be a very difficult time for nuclear deterrence if the trends of the past decade and one-half since the completion of the New START treaty continue. As emphasized by the Nuclear Posture Review at the time, growing cooperation on nuclear matters between the US, China and Russia was […]

The Prospects for Nuclear Deterrence in the Next American Administration was originally published on Global Security Review.

July 12, 2024
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Nuclear Challenges: Inhibition and Extended Deterrence

An American grand strategy of inhibition, characterized by efforts to curtail the spread of independent nuclear weapons programs, has long been a cornerstone of American foreign policy. Rooted in the belief that preventing nuclear proliferation is essential for global security, this strategy led the United States to employ a range of tactics, including diplomatic negotiations, […]

Nuclear Challenges: Inhibition and Extended Deterrence was originally published on Global Security Review.

March 14, 2024
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The Narrative of Nuclear Deterrence: Shaping Strategy in an Uncertain World

China’s nuclear breakout and Russia’s ongoing aggression leave many Western analysts uncertain as to what is in the mind of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Nuclear deterrence remains the most potent strategy at preventing great-power war and the escalation that would entail the death of many millions. In nuclear deterrence, where the stakes are high […]

The Narrative of Nuclear Deterrence: Shaping Strategy in an Uncertain World was originally published on Global Security Review.

March 4, 2024
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Integrated Deterrence: Which of These Two Words Is More Important?

At a 2002 workshop organized by the United States Air Force to examine surveillance and reconnaissance needs for a then-new War on Terrorism, one attendee proclaimed, “What we need is intergalactic, all-domain, comprehensive situational awareness across the past, present, and future.” While speaking tongue and cheek, it was hard to disagree with that sentiment. Who […]

Integrated Deterrence: Which of These Two Words Is More Important? was originally published on Global Security Review.

February 12, 2024
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The Operational Logic of Nuclear Weapons Use by an Adversary

The employment of nuclear weapons by adversaries of the United States is, logically, not only a possibility, but a likelihood. Americans want deterrence to hold. Decision-makers are obligated to seek ways to sustain stability without the employment of strategic weapons. Yet, malevolent powers are a fact and given the presence of nuclear weapons, it is […]

The Operational Logic of Nuclear Weapons Use by an Adversary was originally published on Global Security Review.

January 8, 2024
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200 New B-21 Raider Bombers Could All Fail Thanks to a 1957 Tanker the U.S. Air Force Is Still Using

200 New B-21 Raider Bombers Could All Fail Thanks to a 1957 Tanker the U.S. Air Force Is Still Using By Andrew Latham B-21 Raider. Image Credit: U.S. Air Force. B-21 Raider: America’s Most Advanced Bomber Has a 1950s Achilles’ Heel: Look at the photograph the Air Force dropped this week. Not at the B-21. At the other plane. […]

200 New B-21 Raider Bombers Could All Fail Thanks to a 1957 Tanker the U.S. Air Force Is Still Using was originally published on Global Security Review.

December 31, 2023
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Iranian ship seized by US Marines has China links

Iranian ship seized by US Marines has China links by Brendan Cole The Iranian ship that President Donald Trump said has been captured by U.S. Marines has made many visits to Chinese ports, according to analysis of shipping data by Newsweek. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded on Monday to the seizure of the Iranian-flagged cargo ship the Touska. […]

Iranian ship seized by US Marines has China links was originally published on Global Security Review.

November 18, 2023
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Iranian official says US ‘maximalist’ demands stall face-to-face talks

Iranian official says US ‘maximalist’ demands stall face-to-face talks  SUZAN FRASER|AP News ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with U.S. officials, a senior Iranian official said Saturday, citing Washington’s refusal to abandon “maximalist” demands on key issues. In an interview with The Associated Press on […]

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November 18, 2023
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With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington Gary Fields – Associated Press –  The cherry blossoms draw more than a million visitors to Washington’s Tidal Basin annually. This year was no different, except some strolling the area between the Lincoln Memorial and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial were dressed in camouflage and armed. Eight months […]

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington was originally published on Global Security Review.

November 18, 2023
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