The era of great power “strategic competition” has seen deterrence as both a concept and operational objective return to a place of pre-eminence in national defense and strategic policy not seen since ...

When the first Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) went on alert in 1970, the Beatles had just broken up, ...

In the cold war, “We had a chessboard we played on, and we knew where the pieces were. Now there is no board, and no rules,” says Lt-Col Kremidas-Courtney. America and its allies spent decades ...

The U.S. Army in national and alliance strategy -- Atomic weapons and limited war -- The Pentomic army in Germany -- The ROAD army and flexible response -- The ROAD ...

Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. It also marks a decisive, and potentially dangerous moment in Moscow’s conflict with the ...

This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 138. From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a strike – ...

There is a growing risk that the United States and its allies could face scenarios in which one or more adversaries might resort to nuclear weapons use in a regional conflict. In response to these ...

On Aug. 1, 2025, the Office of the Historian published National Security Policy, 1985–1988 Part 1, which focused on President Ronald Reagan’s pursuit of the Strategic Defense Initiative and Strategic ...

Iran’s strike on Israel has again underscored the urgent need for America to restore deterrence. Iran, Russia, Communist China, and their allies must again grasp that their malign actions will be met ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to nuclear expert James Acton from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the dangers of what is being called the new nuclear age. Critical question is ...

China’s dramatic public display of a new eight-axle Dongfeng-61 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during ...