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The Senate Drives a Nuclear Spending Spree

OPINION — “America’s defense strategy and strategic posture must change in order to properly defend its vital interests and improve strategic [...] More

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Buildup, Tuneup and Cleanup: Inside the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program

Buildup, Tuneup and Cleanup: Inside the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program

OPINION — “The [U.S.] nuclear weapons program of record grew from five to seven systems this past year.” That’s National Nuclear Security [...] More

The Dawn of Our Nuclear Wake-Up Call

OPINION – A list of proposals released last Thursday in the final report of the 12-member bipartisan Congressional Commission on the Strategic [...] More

U.S.-Iran Stand-Off Hints of Old "Tanker War"

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – Less than a month ago, with global attention fixed on the Ukrainian offensive, U.S. Admiral James Stavridis (ret.) sought to [...] More

America Beefs Up Potential Response as Threat of Russian Nukes Loom

OPINION — Back in late February, four Boeing B-52H strategic bombers from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (23rd EBS), based at Minot Air Force [...] More

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Are a Threat to All Nations

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Are a Threat to All Nations

OPINION — The Joint Statement of the Xi Jinping – Vladimir Putin summit expressed concern about the situation on the Korean Peninsula. That was an [...] More

Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence and What's Next

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. Pincus spent forty years at [...] More

Where Biden Stands on Nuclear Weapons

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at [...] More

The Fate of Nuclear Treaties

The Fate of Nuclear Treaties

Bottom Line Up FrontThe U.S. has announced it will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed in 1987.Washington’s [...] More

North Korea's Denuclearization: Is Cuba a Better Model than Libya?

North Korea's Denuclearization: Is Cuba a Better Model than Libya?

A revised and improved “Cuba model” for denuclearizing North Korea might have gotten a more receptive ear from Pyongyang than US National Security [...] More

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Can India and Pakistan be Brought Back from the Brink of War?

The Senate Drives a Nuclear Spending Spree

The Senate Drives a Nuclear Spending Spree

Understanding China's Growing Nuclear Arsenal

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program Sparks Debate Over Money - and Need

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program Sparks Debate Over Money - and Need

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Buildup, Tuneup and Cleanup: Inside the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program

Buildup, Tuneup and Cleanup: Inside the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program

The Dawn of Our Nuclear Wake-Up Call

The Dawn of Our Nuclear Wake-Up Call

U.S.-Iran Stand-Off Hints of Old "Tanker War"

As America's Nuclear Arsenal Upgrades, Usual Testing is Scrapped

As America's Nuclear Arsenal Upgrades, Usual Testing is Scrapped

America Beefs Up Potential Response as Threat of Russian Nukes Loom

America Beefs Up Potential Response as Threat of Russian Nukes Loom

As the War in Ukraine Intensifies, America's Nuclear Policy Needs a Fresh Look

As the War in Ukraine Intensifies, America's Nuclear Policy Needs a Fresh Look

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Are a Threat to All Nations

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Are a Threat to All Nations

Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence and What's Next

Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence and What's Next

Where Biden Stands on Nuclear Weapons

Where Biden Stands on Nuclear Weapons

The Fate of Nuclear Treaties

The Fate of Nuclear Treaties

North Korea's Denuclearization: Is Cuba a Better Model than Libya?

North Korea's Denuclearization: Is Cuba a Better Model than Libya?

North Korea Talks: Falling for the Same Tricks, or Uncharted Waters?

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