Steven Kosiak

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Author Bibliography for Steven Kosiak

Spending on US Strategic Nuclear Forces: Plans and Options for the 21st Century

September 1, 2006 • By Steven Kosiak

The United States currently possess an arsenal of about 3,950 “operationally deployed” strategic nuclear warheads. These weapons are deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and long-range…

Military Compensation: Requirements, Trends and Options

February 18, 2005 • By Steven Kosiak

The effectiveness of the US military depends critically on its ability to attract and retain quality military personnel. As demonstrated by its performance in recent conflicts, the quality of the…

Matching Resources with Requirements: Options for Modernizing the US Air Force

August 1, 2004 • By Steven Kosiak

The US Air Force, like the Department of Defense (DoD) more generally, appears to face a significant mismatch between the cost of its plans and the level of funding likely…

Buying Tomorrow’s Military: Options for Modernizing the US Defense Capital Stock

May 15, 2001 • By Steven Kosiak

Critical to the Bush Administration’s ongoing review of national security requirements and strategy is the question of how much the Department of Defense (DoD) should spend on the development and…

A Strategy for a Long Peace

January 12, 2001 • By Steven Kosiak, Andrew F. Krepinevich, and Michael Vickers

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has enjoyed a period of military dominance that, with the exception of the brief period at the end of World…