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The New Guns Versus Butter Debate

May 24, 2010 • By Todd Harrison

As the economy begins to emerge from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, the federal government faces a dire fiscal situation. In fiscal year (FY) 2009, the budget deficit…

AirSea Battle: A Point-of-Departure Operational Concept

May 18, 2010 • By Jan van Tol, Mark Gunzinger, Andrew F. Krepinevich, and Jim Thomas

Emerging operational challenges in the Western Pacific require development of a new, integrated concept of operations for U.S. air and sea forces akin to the AirLand Battle of the 1980s

The Logic and Limitations of the Nuclear Posture Review

April 23, 2010 • By Evan B. Montgomery

On April 6, the Department of Defense released its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), which sets forth the Obama Administration’s guidance on American nuclear policy, force structure, and doctrine. The report…

Understanding the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism

April 2, 2010 • By Evan B. Montgomery

Over the past several years, the prospect of a terrorist group armed with a nuclear weapon has frequently been cited as a genuine and overriding threat to the security of…

Meeting the Challenge of a Proliferated World

April 2, 2010 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich

During the early days of the Cold War, an enormous amount of thought was given to the role of nuclear weapons in the overall US defense posture. The reason for…