The Cold War ended in 1991. The United States’ commitment to prevent its adversaries’ nuclear ambitions and to extend its nuclear arsenal as an umbrella of protection to its partners has remained ...

Securing a meaningful defense topline for FY‑2027 is not an act of militarism; it is an act of prudence. The strategic ...

The Cold War ended in 1991. The United States’ commitment to prevent its adversaries’ nuclear ambitions and to extend its nuclear arsenal as an umbrella of protection to its partners has remained ...

The United States will soon face a complex, multi-adversary nuclear threat environment. It cannot afford to drive its adversaries closer together than they already are, so it must develop a set of ...

Amy Nelson, a senior fellow at New America, explains that minimal deterrence may still be possible in a multipolar world, but ...

India carried out a successful test-fire of the nuclear-capable Agni-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile from Odisha, ...

To enhance its strategic deterrence capabilities, the U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $383 million contract to develop the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2) ballistic missile system. This ...

Limited nuclear war is a possibility grounded in strategic logic and a probability accentuated by the current geopolitical and military context. Planning for limited nuclear war is necessary not only ...

The global threat matrix confronting the United States has entered a new and perilous phase. The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China underscored the growing confidence of Eurasian ...

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. The U.S. military ...

On September 3, the People’s Republic of China unveiled a plethora of new weapons in a parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan. The parade revealed new strategic missile ...