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More missiles, less vehicles: Australia unveils strategic review
For the first time, the review addresses the need to harden Australia’s air bases and secure fuel supplies against attack from Australia’s north.
US Strategic Command chief: Sea missile cancellation opens ‘deterrence and assurance gap’
Amid U.S. Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear development program, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces warned lawmakers Monday he sees “a deterrence and assurance gap."
By Joe Gould
US nuclear forces chief ‘very concerned’ by Russia-China cooperation
In the wake of Russia and China’s strengthened ties, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces said Tuesday he was “very concerned” about potential “cooperative aggression” between Russia and China.
By Joe Gould
No changes coming to US nuclear posture after Russian threat
In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear orders to his forces, the top military officer responsible for America’s nuclear arsenal has not made any moves of its own.
By Joe Gould
US military readies to ‘walk and chew gum’ as multiple crises loom
Now, there’s a growing sense among national security experts that the crisis in Ukraine is just one of many conflicts on the precipice, putting pressure on the alliance and its member countries to address this threat and at the same time brace for the next one.
Cyber innovation and partnerships are key to future deterrence
Most people naturally think of deterrence in terms of weaponry.
By B. Seth Bennett
Integrating deterrence across the gray — making it more than words
The authors propose concepts to address a gap in discourse on "integrated deterrence" in the upcoming National Defense Strategy.
By Katie Crombe, Steve Ferenzi and Robert Jones
How Army special ops can push back against Russian aggression
Special operations forces can make a difference, but their roles need more definition.
Russia fears complicate NATO’s new China focus
Some Eastern European allies are saying the U.S.-China rivalry must not overshadow the alliance’s original focus: Russia.
By Joe Gould
Next-gen ICBM survives defunding attempt in House
The House on Thursday rejected a measure targeting the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program.
By Joe Gould
Democratic appropriators want to spend more on weapons procurement than Biden
House appropriators proposed $1.7 billion more for weapons procurement and $1.6 billion less for development and testing of cutting-edge technologies meant to deter China.
By Joe Gould