House Committee Votes to Prohibit Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons on Submarines
The House Armed Services Committee added several provisions to its annual defense authorization bill, but the among most contentious was if the
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Russia Keeps Asking U.S. to Agree to No Nuclear Weapons Use, but It’s Not Getting Any Answer
Moscow’s top diplomat has again petitioned Washington to join an agreement to mutually forego the use of nuclear weapons, an effort that
One Year After Singapore: Losing Ground on North Korean Denuclearization
While the Singapore summit was historic as the first meeting ever between U.S. and North Korean leaders, it failed to produce any
Will the US and Iranian Confrontation Lead to War?
The current crisis between the US and Iran is the most severe since the Iranian 1979 revolution and the attendant establishment of
China’s Rare Earth Dominance: How Usable a Weapon?
As Washington and Beijing brace for a protracted trade war, Chinese sources increasingly discuss the potential for weaponizing the Middle Kingdom’s major
Questionable Alliances: Why America Needs to Reexamine Its International Relationships
Modern circumstances continue to bear out the prescience of America’s founders. Especially George Washington’s warning against “entangling alliances.” In contrast, U.S. policymakers
United States’ reliance on pressure tactics is showing diminishing returns
President Donald Trump’s brinkmanship with Mexico over immigration has opened a new and risky front in his global campaign to pressure other
Is the U.S.-Iran nuclear standoff cooling down or heating up? – analysis
On May 5, the US announced that it was moving a naval flotilla into the Persian Gulf which included significant additional aerial
A Stealth F-35 with Laser Weapons: The Ultimate Nuclear Missile Killer?
The Pentagon is working with industry to explore the possibility that bomb, missile or laser-armed F-35s could destroy an attacking nuclear-armed Intercontinental
Trump, frustrated by advisers, is not convinced the time is right to attack Iran
The Trump administration has been on high alert in response to what military and intelligence officials have deemed specific and credible threats
How to Win America’s Next War
The era of untrammeled U.S. military superiority is over. If the United States delays implementing a new approach, it risks losing a
U.S. Seeks Broader Nuclear Arms Pact
President Donald Trump has ordered his staff to seek a new agreement on nuclear weapons that would encompass all Russian and Chinese