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China's Evolving Approach to Nuclear Deterrence

China's nuclear posture has been consistent since 1964. But in recent years, China has increased the numbers of its missiles and warheads and improved the quality of its force. Understanding its future nuclear direction is critical to shaping U.S. strategy.

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How Putin Ensnares

President Vladimir Putin is Russia's charmer-in-chief, with years of experience in high-level diplomacy. As part of Russia's influence operations, Putin may seek to entice or suborn Western leaders. How might he try to win them over?
Terrorism Threat Assessment

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Taking the 'Terror' Out of Terrorism Requires Outsmarting Fear

Terrorism aims to create terror. Building an effective counterterror strategy could help society understand how terrorism works, then work together toward a psychologically more resilient and less vulnerable mindset.
Gender Equity in the Workplace

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On 'Hidden Figures' and Being the Only Woman in the Room

A new film tells the true story of talented women who experienced racial and gender discrimination at NASA in the early 1960s. Like many women, they gained acceptance over time by being great at what they do. Women at RAND have also been pioneers in their fields and are familiar with being the only woman in the room.
Security Cooperation

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How Will Defence and Security Be Affected by Brexit?

As the UK and EU move to define new defence and security roles, these can only be sustainable if built on inclusive national conversations. Security initiatives or defence integration must take into account voters' everyday values, fears, and aspirations.
Veteran Health Care

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Assessing the Needs of Massachusetts' Veterans

Massachusetts veterans have unmet needs for education, employment, health care, housing, financial, and legal services. Researchers assessed these needs to help inform state investments in services and guide efforts to remedy barriers to access.
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What Are the Chances of the U.S. and China Going to War?

War between the United States and China seems far-fetched. But complacency would be a mistake. Washington and Beijing should keep a direct channel open between their defense ministers to defuse any potential crises or escalation.
Obesity

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Five Myths About American Obesity

Two in three Americans are overweight or obese. There are popular theories about what's causing the obesity epidemic but research does not support them. What is clear is that most U.S. adults eat too many calories.
Computer Viruses

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The Life and Times of Zero-Day Software Vulnerabilities

Zero-day software vulnerabilities—security holes that developers haven't fixed or aren't aware of—can lurk undetected for years. They are useful in cyber operations and in defensive and academic settings. Whether to disclose or stockpile them is an ongoing debate.
Telemedicine

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Telehealth Prompts New Use of Medical Services; Not Likely to Decrease Spending

Direct-to-consumer telehealth services — touted as a convenient and less-expensive way to get care for minor ailments — appear to prompt new use of medical services and thus may drive up medical spending rather than trim costs.

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By demanding and unrealistically expecting absolute security, the public contributes to its own fear. It encourages the government to overpromise, setting it up for failure, which will, in turn, exacerbate public alarm.
Brian Michael Jenkins

Senior Adviser to the RAND President
Source: United Press International
If you own a house in a flood zone and the map changes underneath you, it can cause your premiums to go up and your property values to drop. That's real money, and they'll write their congressman.
Lloyd Dixon

Director, RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation
Source: Wired
Being 'the only' woman can be awkward but the truth is that if a woman is good at what she does — and can get the job done — in the heat of battle being 'the only' starts to recede. Particularly in more technical fields, only the quality of the work matters.
Susan L. Marquis

Dean, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Source: Scientific American
[Infrastructure repair, such as replacing lead pipes] is an area that has so far been largely unattractive to private investors and the reason is that many of these projects do not easily produce good returns on investment.
Debra Knopman

Principal Researcher
Source: Marketplace Radio
Deciding whether to stockpile or publicly disclose a zero-day vulnerability — or its corresponding exploit — is a game of tradeoffs, particularly for governments.
Lillian Ablon

Information Scientist
Source: RAND News Release

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How Putin Ensnares

Taking the 'Terror' Out of Terrorism Requires Outsmarting Fear

On 'Hidden Figures' and Being the Only Woman in the Room

How Will Defence and Security Be Affected by Brexit?

Assessing the Needs of Massachusetts' Veterans

What Are the Chances of the U.S. and China Going to War?

Five Myths About American Obesity

The Life and Times of Zero-Day Software Vulnerabilities

Telehealth Prompts New Use of Medical Services; Not Likely to Decrease Spending

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