Pleased to share my latest article on missile defense of the ICBM leg, just published on the @csisponi blog. I argue that deploying point defenses around US ICBM fields can enhance triad survivability and offset PRC/Rus advances in hard-target kill. https://t.co/2HzGGxoay8
SASC’s NDAA authorizes the Pentagon and DOE to initiate up to two new nuclear weapons programs. Glad to see the Hill is accelerating momentum toward acquiring additional forces, beyond SLCM-N.
https://t.co/6oojAj4oD6
🚨Defence Secretary John Healey resigns because he believes the Prime Minister and the Chancellor are leaving the country at risk and military personnel in danger because of their refusal to increase defence spending fast enough.
Extraordinary and also courageous
The scale of China's nuclear buildup really is startling. And it might indeed by driven by longstanding fears of a US nuclear strike. But it also undercuts fears that US conventional strikes could degrade China's (now not-so-small) nuclear deterrent. https://t.co/I1BIoBonJk
It was an honor to contribute to this report during my time working @CSBAdc. The now-released report offers a thorough dive into the history of U.S. NC3 and its implications for contemporary deterrence challenges.
Upcoming Report: "The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications" by Ambassador Eric Edelman on contending with the growing threat of nuclear decapitation to be published soon!
"The House Armed Services Committee in the chairman’s markup of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill includes a small section directing the Air Force to start a study on the feasibility of modernizing the B-1B to carry nuclear weapons." https://t.co/gtiweurKzJ
"a mix of capabilities is needed to provide the President with credible, limited options to counter limited nuclear use... This includes the acceleration and deployment of SLCM-N. The NWC is actively analyzing potential additional options" https://t.co/KLuMuGXW6o
In the latest CSBA report, Captain Chad Wanek examines the auto industry's conversion to wartime production as a lesson for U.S. defense industrial mobilization.
Read the entire report here:
https://t.co/qGxu3kj0ca
Looking forward to speaking at the 2026 UK Deterrence Alliance Conference hosted by King’s @warstudies. If you’ll be in London on 15 April and are interested, please stop by to hear my presentation on theater nuclear force structure & CNI.
https://t.co/y2bojoWSVz
Very pleased to announce that my latest book, 'A NEW AXIS OF UPHEAVAL: North Korea, Russia, China, Iran' will be published by @HurstPublishers later this year.
Amidst global geopolitical turbulence, there is no better time than the present to understand these dynamics.
In all seriousness, @POTUS should take a page from the President of France & give a speech on the importance of America's nuclear deterrent once a year. He/she should make the case to the American people, allies, & adversaries why the US can & must field a credible deterrent.
A new @CSBAdc report, from me, is out today. My effort to pull together a lot of threads -- on defense strategy, opportunism, protraction, and more -- that I've been writing about for the past few years.
https://t.co/2K6gQenwGH
My latest with @RebeccaLissner in the Mar/Apr issue of @ForeignAffairs -- "Ukraine and the New Way of War: Learning the Right Lessons for the Conflicts of the Future" https://t.co/aXY640EtuR
Absolute fire from Assist. Sec. State Yeaw talking about New START at @HudsonInstitute w/@RLHeinrichs moderating.
China is testing in the "hundreds of tons" of yield. We are far behind our adversaries in theater nuclear weapons.
https://t.co/7FisUy7p67