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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

A B-1B Lancer taxis on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, on January 11, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Hayman)

Commentary

The Morality of US Nuclear Deterrence

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 6, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

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People watch a television screen showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station on August 17, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Commentary

Why North Korea’s Next Nuclear Test Matters

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Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on September 30, 2022. (Kremlin)

In the Media

What Would a Russian Tactical Nuclear Strike Look Like?

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 5, 2022

In the Media

A North Korean Ballistic missile pictured in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 26, 2013. (Stefan Krasowski via Wikimedia Commons)

Podcast

Kim's Blank Check from Russia and China

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Oct 5, 2022

Podcast

In the Media

Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 4, 2022

In the Media

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a news conference following the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders meeting at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on May 24, 2022. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Reports

Upholding a Rules-Based Order: Reinforcing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

James J. Przystup

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

James J. Przystup

Oct 4, 2022

Reports

3 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine at the Kremlin on September 30, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Putin’s Nuclear Threat Is Real

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 3, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Reports

Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Search for a Modern Muslim

Raza Rumi

Director, Park Center for Independent Media, Ithaca College

Raza Rumi

Oct 1, 2022

Reports

Long Read

A member of the Komala opposition party stands in the remains of what used to be its headquarters. Iranian missiles and drones struck multiple headquarters of Kurdish opposition groups in the KRI on September 28, 2022, in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. (Hawre Khalid/Getty Images)

Commentary

The Iranian Drone Threat and How to Counter It

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 1, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

As Putin Tries to Carve Up Ukraine, Biden Must Go for Broke—and Deliver Kyiv Better Weapons

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Sep 29, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow might use nuclear weapons if the West attacks Russian territory. (PHOTO: GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/KREMLIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

In the Media

What Kind of Tactical Nuke?

A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. Bushehr is Iran's only nuclear power station and is currently running on imported fuel from Russia that is closely monitored by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency. (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

Blocking Iran's Path to a Nuclear Weapon