With a federal budget deficit that exceeded $1.3 trillion in FY 2010 and a rapidly mounting national debt, the findings of the Fiscal Commission established to identify ways to balance…
Briefs
National Security Strategy in an Era of Growing Challenges and Resource Constraints
June 15, 2010 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Briefs
The United States is struggling to emerge from the greatest peacetime economic downturn since the Great Depression. Known as the Great Recession, the country’s current fiscal difficulties seem unlikely to…
The New Guns Versus Butter Debate
May 24, 2010 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
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…
The Logic and Limitations of the Nuclear Posture Review
April 23, 2010 • By Evan B. Montgomery • Briefs
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 • Briefs
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…