Deterring attacks on the United States, Western Europe, South Korea, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia will continue to be a key national security objective. Much more controversial, however, is the notion of ...

Despite the increase, the underlying spirit of strict sufficiency—maintaining only what is necessary to protect France's ...

In a speech delivered on 2 March at the strategic submarine base on Île Longue in Brittany, President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of a transformation of France’s nuclear doctrine towards ...

Nuclear weapons shaped every decision of the Cold War — but why weren’t they ever used? This video explores the evolution of deterrence theory, from Mutually Assured Destruction to arms control ...

With his calibrated speech, Macron projected a more assertive French nuclear deterrence in Europe without abandoning the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to increase the number of nuclear warheads in the country’s arsenal and explore forward deployment of French nuclear-capable forces represents a historic ...

IN THE DEPTHS of the cold war, American spooks and generals came to suspect that the nuclear-weapons club was about to gain an incongruous new member. That state was Sweden, a neutral power that sat ...

It’s another worrying sign that the Trump administration is shifting its military strategy away from deterrence – and increasing the likelihood of nuclear war. The Secretary of War plaques are ...

MINSK, 26 February (BelTA) - After victory in the Cold War individual countries began to disregard the principle of equal and indivisible security, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim ...

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