Evaluating conventional prompt global strike
Arming Trident ballistic missiles with conventional warheads to strike "high-value" targets on a moment's notice would likely cause more problems than it solves.
Arming Trident ballistic missiles with conventional warheads to strike "high-value" targets on a moment's notice would likely cause more problems than it solves.
Long before their current nuclear crisis, the United States and Iran overcame concerns about proliferation and sovereign rights to negotiate a nuclear accord. Can they do it again?
Civilian and military stockpiles of materials that can be used to make nuclear weapons continue to pose global risks.
Threat-reduction programs with former Soviet states can serve as models to create new, peaceful jobs for the North's cadre of nuclear scientists and bomb makers.
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When it comes to deterrence, outmoded Cold War logic continues to dominate the thinking of U.S. strategic planners--no matter that the threats posed by that conflict ended nearly 20 years ago. But in a new world with new security challenges, Washington must think anew about deterrence, appropriately reshaping its nuclear arsenal in the process.
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