Matthew Costlow

Senior Analyst, National Institute for Public Policy

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Biography

Matthew Costlow is a senior analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy. His areas of expertise are nuclear deterrence, missile defense policy, arms control, and Russian and Chinese nuclear doctrine. His work has been published by Comparative Strategy, Strategic Studies Quarterly, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He has also published numerous opinion pieces in the Institutes Information Series, the Wall Street Journal, War on the Rocks, Defense News, and Defense One. From 2019 to 2021, Mr. Costlow served as a special assistant in the Office of Nuclear and Missile Defense policy at the Department of Defense. For his accomplishments, Mr. Costlow was presented with the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Exceptional Public Service.

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A B-2A Spirit bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing leads a delta formation consisting of two F-15C Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing and two Royal Air Force F-35B Lightnings as they conduct aerial operations over the North Sea on September 16, 2019. (US Air Force)

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