Nuclear-armed countries are becoming increasingly comfortable with making nuclear threats while US credibility fades.

President Emmanuel Macron’s solemn speech on French nuclear deterrence, delivered on March 2, 2026, from the Île Longue submarine-launched ballistic ...

Since multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland last month, European leaders have expedited the idea of a "drone wall" and rushed to discuss the need to invest in countering drones. But when it ...

<< Previous Chapter: Appendix C: Extended Nuclear Deterrence and Coalitions for Defending Against Regional Challengers Armed with Weapons of Mass Destruction In the post-Cold War era, the United ...

"The current questioning of nuclear deterrence implies something other than its withering away. There is no post-nuclear strategy. . . .[T]he nuclear instrument remains the central element in the ...