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Nuclear Deterrence

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What North Korea Is Learning from the Hamas-Israel War
South Korea and the United States should rein in North Korean nuclear weapon production and prepare to respond to escalated North Korean coercion. While Kim Jong-un probably won't resort to a Hamas-style attack, he certainly shares Hamas' goal of cultivating U.S. reluctance to get involved militarily in the region.
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Oct 24, 2023
The National Interest
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

North Korea

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North Korea and China Aren't the Allies You Think They Are
China and North Korea have a history of friction, despite being seen as allies. As Russia, China, and North Korea move toward a closer trilateral partnership, the United States and its allies need to recognize that there are seams in the relationships that can be used to undermine it.
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Sep 27, 2023
1945
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett
Nuclear Weapons and Warfare

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Countering Russia's Nuclear Threat in Europe
President Vladimir Putin's announced plan to put nuclear arms in Belarus may pose risks to NATO's nuclear posture. Three decades after the Soviet collapse, some allies might be uneasy about reenergizing NATO's nuclear mission. But others might argue that not responding to Russia's plans could cause the Kremlin to doubt NATO's nuclear credibility.
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Apr 20, 2023
The Hill
William Courtney @courtneywmh
North Korea

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How Kim Jong-un's Fears Shape North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Agenda
North Korea has ramped up the frequency and intensity of its provocations, continuing its nuclear weapon–buildup while threatening attacks against South Korea and the United States. Why is Kim Jong-un making such excessive investments in North Korea's nuclear and weapons programs and showing off its capabilities?
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Apr 19, 2023
NK News
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett
North Korea

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North Korea Is Forcing U.S. Military Counters
If the U.S. military shoots down a North Korean ICBM fired in the direction of the United States and its territories, North Korea will regard it as an act of war. Even in the realm of North Korean rhetoric, this is extreme.
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Mar 14, 2023
1945
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett
North Korea

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Why Is North Korea Showing Off Its ICBMs?
On February 8, North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang to call attention to the strengths of the North's military weapons, including what appeared to be 11 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Can the United States and its allies afford to wait until North Korea has dozens of ICBMs and hundreds of nuclear weapons? Because that is the direction in which Kim says he is moving.
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Feb 15, 2023
1945
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett, Young-jun Kim
Nuclear Deterrence

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Japanese 'Counterstrike' May Be Good for ROK Security
Fully coordinated, the South Korean Kill Chain and Japanese counterstrike capability could be more effective in stopping North Korea from causing damage. And they could be more likely to deter Kim Jong-un, as Pyongyang recognizes that its efforts to militarily dominate the ROK are unlikely to succeed.
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Dec 28, 2022
NK News
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett
Military Technology

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Will Robotized Fire Power Replace Manned Air Power?
Russia's war in Ukraine entered the summer of 2022 with no clear military victor in sight. Although it is important to exercise caution in drawing any major conclusions, some powerful signs about the future of warfare can be derived from this conflict.
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Aug 31, 2022
Atlantic Council
Peter A. Wilson
Antisatellite Systems

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U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability
The United States recently committed not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing. This sets an important example others might follow and takes an important first step towards a binding, international ban.
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Apr 21, 2022
RealClearDefense
Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
North Korea

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North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations
North Korea has revved up its cycle of missile provocations, its go-to method of securing leverage against the United States and South Korea in the on-again off-again nuclear negotiations. How will the United States and South Korea choose to respond?
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Oct 14, 2021
Korea On Point
Soo Kim
Security Cooperation

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Japan's Potential Acquisition of Ground-Launched Land-Attack Missiles: Implications for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance
If Japan acquired ground-based strike capabilities, it would have significant consequences for the U.S.-Japanese alliance. American and Japanese policymakers may need to have a new and expanded set of conversations about how such capabilities would be used and how the alliance could adjust to incorporate them.
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Sep 9, 2021
War on the Rocks
Jeffrey W. Hornung, Scott W. Harold
Military Strategy

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Is Japan's Interest in Enemy Base Attack Capabilities a Good Idea?
In the span of a month, Tokyo has rapidly gone from canceling a ballistic missile defense system to considering strike capabilities against foreign adversaries. Is Japan on the precipice of dramatically changing the way it uses its military?
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Jul 17, 2020
War on the Rocks
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Japan

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Japan Is Canceling a U.S. Missile Defense System
In June, Japan canceled its planned deployment of two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems. This decision is understandable, but that doesn't negate the problems it could pose for Japanese security and Japan's relationship with the United States.
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Jul 6, 2020
Foreign Policy
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Air Defense

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Drone-Era Warfare Shows the Operational Limits of Air Defense Systems
External powers have intervened in the civil wars in Libya and Syria, supplying advanced conventional weapons that have intensified the conflicts. But not all of the weapons have performed as claimed.
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Jul 2, 2020
RealClearDefense
John V. Parachini @JohnParachini, Peter A. Wilson
Missile Defense

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Russian S-400 Surface-to-Air Missile System: Is It Worth the Sticker Price?
Many countries do not fully appreciate that effective air defense requires a networked system and not just one missile system component. Getting the true defensive value out of the S-400 surface-to-air system requires additional components that add costs and complexities.
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May 6, 2020
The RAND Blog
Peter A. Wilson, John V. Parachini @JohnParachini
International Diplomacy

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Maximizing Bargaining Leverage with Beijing: Developing Missiles as Bargaining Chips
Arms negotiations may offer the only way to reduce the grave threat posed to the United States and allied security by China's missiles. U.S. owned and operated missiles could provide the best bargaining chips.
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Apr 3, 2020
RealClearDefense
Luke Griffith

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The COP decisionmaking process reflects its members' consensus views. And therein lies the problem. The Paris Agreement should have achieved the socially better outcomes of binding emissions control to finance and binding each country to its target of emissions and finance.…That it did not do so was because the coalitions' views prevailed rather than the social good.

Rafiq Dossani

Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Source: United Press International

Women have fought in wars for as long as humans have waged them. Yet that long history has been either lost or purposefully hidden, complicating efforts to expand women's military roles even as we have steadily gained greater equality in other fields.

Kayla M. Williams

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Association of the U.S. Army

What Climate-Related Conflict Could Mean for U.S. Central Command

National Identity and the Origins of the War in Ukraine

Can NATO Supercharge Military Greening?

Book Review: 'Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat' by Sarah Percy

Preventing Domestic Violent Extremism: Insights from RAND Research

The Policy Currents Podcast

Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Missiles

What North Korea Is Learning from the Hamas-Israel War

North Korea and China Aren't the Allies You Think They Are

Countering Russia's Nuclear Threat in Europe

How Kim Jong-un's Fears Shape North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Agenda

North Korea Is Forcing U.S. Military Counters

Why Is North Korea Showing Off Its ICBMs?

Japanese 'Counterstrike' May Be Good for ROK Security

Will Robotized Fire Power Replace Manned Air Power?

U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability

North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations

Japan's Potential Acquisition of Ground-Launched Land-Attack Missiles: Implications for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

Is Japan's Interest in Enemy Base Attack Capabilities a Good Idea?

Japan Is Canceling a U.S. Missile Defense System

Drone-Era Warfare Shows the Operational Limits of Air Defense Systems

Russian S-400 Surface-to-Air Missile System: Is It Worth the Sticker Price?

Maximizing Bargaining Leverage with Beijing: Developing Missiles as Bargaining Chips

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