An Air Force weapons officer works “from the target back” to propose a radical new policy.
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Regional Dynamics
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The Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile: Insights into Russian Strategic Logic
Putin’s surprising announcement that Russia had developed a nuclear-powered cruise missile provides important insight into Russian strategic logic and approaches to emerging technology.
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Turkey’s Independent Defense Developments: Implications for NATO
Turkey is undergoing many political and economic changes, which puts stress on the country’s foreign relationships. In the defense sphere, Turkey is becoming more active in acquiring new technology. These defense sector changes have implications for Turkey’s relationship with NATO and other countries.
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2019 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference
The Carnegie Endowment invites you to join over 800 experts and officials from more than forty-five countries and international organizations to debate—and explore solutions for—the most pressing challenges in nuclear deterrence, arms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, energy, and security.
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Schieffer Series: Russian Active Measures: Past, Present, and Future
The discussion will focus on U.S.-Russian information warfare and how we can learn lessons from the past.
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The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review: Reception by U.S. Allies in the Asia-Pacific
Is the 2018 NPR achieving one of its intended purposes—assuring allies in East Asia?
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Why Moscow Might Not Reveal an “Escalate to De-Escalate” Strategy
Concealing an “escalate to de-escalate” strategy could allow Russia to complicate U.S. and NATO policymaking more than revealing it and the absence of a formal doctrine might not prevent Moscow from attempting to “escalate to de-escalate” in a confrontation.
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SLCM’s Role in Deterring Regional Adversaries
Once the U.S. bomber force is vulnerable to a first strike by a regional adversary, the United States will find it increasingly difficult to deter that state. The most probable solution to this impending strategic dilemma would be to develop a nuclear-tipped SLCM.
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Drones with Lasers for Missile Defense
Since the first successful laser test in 1960, directed energy weapons promised a futuristic version of warfare just around the corner. Almost sixty years later, the technology remains just around the corner, but recent advances may make current attempts different.
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Nuclear Alliances, the NPR, and the Curious Case of New Zealand
Extended nuclear deterrence strengthens alliances, except when it didn’t.