There was a thought that, as the guns fell silent at the close of World War 2, the world might experience a lasting peace.

Long before the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, the Cold War had already turned into a ...

One of the least-discussed but most consequential outcomes of the resurgence of major-power rivalries is the return of nuclear weapons to the center of international politics. The global salience of ...

The size of the U.S. military budget has often reflected the country’s changing role in global affairs. Defense spending has ...