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Strategic Posture Report

To enhance national security, the Biden administration will have to trim an exorbitant defense wish list

By David Kearn | Nuclear Weapons

The nuclear year in review: A renewed interest in nuclear weapons—for and against

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Why the congressional strategic posture report is not about nuclear deterrence, but warfighting

By Tara Drozdenko | Nuclear Weapons

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee launches a Block V Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon's newest variant, during a three day missile exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Sean Ianno)

Why the US fixation on increased nuclear capability won’t deter China but could lead to instability and nuclear war

By Andrew Facini | Nuclear Weapons