Nuclear deterrence may be lowering the risk of world war, even as global tensions intensify and Iran raises concerns.

The central challenge of the international community is no longer preventing war between the superpowers, but rather ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I recently posted an important and inspiring essay by David Krieger - founder and president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - and originally appearing on the Great Transition Initiative website ...

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

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 ...

Drones have the potential to enhance nuclear deterrence, but they also introduce significant risks in terms of escalation control and first-strike stability. Drones and other autonomous vehicle ...

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