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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The successful salvo launch of India's Pralay missile marks a pivotal shift in its conventional deterrence, moving from a ...

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 ...

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 ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – On Jan. 25, the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense celebrates two decades of strategic deterrence, but it continues to look toward the future.

In a significant milestone for US strategic deterrence modernization, Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), formally activated the Sentinel Site Activation ...

Israel is a regional power with ambitions of achieving great-power status and extensive experience in both conventional and ...

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 ...

As of 2025, the Indo-Pacific region stands at the heart of a strategic turning point, where the reconfiguration of the international order is accelerating. Strategic rivalry between the United States ...