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…
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Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
April 22, 2009 • By Evan B. Montgomery • Studies
The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow’s Fleet
February 17, 2009 • By Robert Work • Studies
This paper assesses the adequacy and affordability of current US Navy plans in light of current trends in naval warfare, expected future budget environments, and, most importantly, the likely operational…
The Case for Long-Range Strike: 21st Century Scenarios
December 31, 2008 • By Barry Watts • Studies
Since 2005, US Air Force (USAF) leaders have committed themselves to fielding a new land-based, penetrating, long-range strike system (LRSS) by 2018. In March 2008, then USAF secretary Mike Wynne…
An Army at the Crossroads
December 17, 2008 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich • Studies
Throughout the twentieth century, the United States Army was oriented primarily on waging conventional warfare against a similarly armed great power, first the German Army during the World Wars and…
Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Other Military Operations Through 2008 and Beyond
December 15, 2008 • By Steven Kosiak • Studies
The United States has been at war since the end of 2001. In October of that year it began sending forces into Afghanistan. In March 2003, the United States invaded…