The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is in the process of improving its nuclear forces as part of a larger modernization program. The ongoing modernization effort seems to include major new nuclear ...

In a deeply misguided article in this publication, Zachary Kallenborn contends that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is a threat to humanity. To build this narrative, Kallenborn ...

Deterrence is the central organizing concept of current U.S. strategy. In its simplest form, the term means discouraging aggression by threatening unacceptable consequences. Countries have been ...

STAVANGER, Norway – In a powerful demonstration of unity and resolve underscoring the NATO alliance’s commitment to collective defense, nearly 5,000 personnel from all 32 NATO nations concluded ...

The U.S. bombing of key sites related to Iran’s nuclear program has, not surprisingly, generated much debate over the wisdom of such strikes in light of their justification, efficacy, impact on Iran’s ...

Deterrence is back in Europe. As NATO approaches its July summit in Warsaw, allies are adapting this concept to the new security settings in place in Europe since the 2014 crisis in Ukraine. Yet, ...

National security specialists talk about deterrence a lot. Like, a lot. Analysts are churning out a steady stream of articles debating how best to deter a variety of actors from taking a variety of ...

Deterrence remains a useful concept so long as policy-makers account for the changing nature of warfare in the twenty-first century Deterrence is one of those ‘accepted’ doctrines used by governments ...

In the days of radio, when a batter crushed a basebal that was headed for a home run, the famous sports announcer Mel Allen described the ball’s trajectory as “going, going, gone.” The same descriptor ...

At the change of command for the Indo-Pacific region in Pearl Harbor last spring, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced his concept of "integrated deterrence" as "the cornerstone of defense to ...