Stanley Kubrick’s iconic black comedy Dr. Strangelove remains one of the most insightful works on deterrence. The film revolves around the Doomsday Machine, which will automatically destroy all life ...

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The end of the Cold War, coupled with the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, caused American decision-makers to focus on present-day conflicts, but a resurgent Russia, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories explores the evolution of nuclear deterrence in a new documentary that combines modern and historical footage with a wide range of interviews. On ...

China is catching up to the U.S. across a wide range of sectors; major banks expect the economy to be the world's largest in the 2020s, while the yuan's expanding usage has sparked calls for it to ...

At the same time, the Trump administration has sought to reassure allies that its commitment to Europe’s defense remains undiminished, pledging to sustain the nuclear umbrella over NATO. This ...

When debate about refugees ascends from slogan swapping (“stop the boats”, “bring them here”) to specific reasoning, there seems only one argument worth considering for the ignominious detention of ...

WASHINGTON — The new Army fiscal year 2023 budget focuses on enabling integrated deterrence, executing global campaigning, and building enduring advantages. The $178 billion budget, released on Monday ...

Chairs and tables are scattered at the site of an attack on tourists in Baisaran near Pahalgam in IIOJK's Anantnag district on April 24, 2025. — Reuters On April 22, 2025, terrorists attacked the ...

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of “The Brush Pass,” a new column by Joshua Rovner (@joshrovner1) on intelligence, strategy, and statecraft. The one thing the United States almost never ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's new cyber strategy emphasizes deterrence, a shift that analysts say is a subtle, but important, change for the future of the department. It also sets up a reliance on the ...

“Long live deterrence to dissuade nuclear attacks” blasted the headline on Gwynne Dyer’s December 6, 2021 column in The Hill Times. And then came this subheader: “It’s not absolutely foolproof, but it ...