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Golden Dome, Nuclear Modernization, and Arms Control: Can the Administration Have It All?

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President Trump is simultaneously pursuing the Golden Dome missile defense shield, nuclear modernization, and arms control—a challenging combination.

Golden Dome, Nuclear Modernization, and Arms Control President Trump is simultaneously pursuing the Golden Dome missile defense shield, nuclear modernization, and arms control—a challenging ... Stephanie Stapleton and Decker Eveleth Stephanie Stapleton is a research scientist specializing in nuclear policy and strategic deterrence in CNA's Strategy and Policy Analysis Program . CNA analyst Decker Eveleth studies foreign nuclear postures using satellite data for CNA's Countering Threats and Challenges Program . In strategic defense, President Donald Trump has signaled three

Benefits of Body Worn Cameras

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Many community stakeholders and criminal justice leaders have suggested placing body-worn cameras (BWCs) on police officers improves the civility of police-citizen encounters and enhances citizen perceptions of police transparency and legitimacy. In response, many police departments have adopted this technology to improve the quality of policing in their communities. However, the existing evaluation evidence on the intended and unintended consequences of outfitting police officers with BWCs is still developing. This study reports the findings of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving more than 400 police officers in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). We find that BWC-wearing officers generated significantly fewer complaints and use of force reports relative to control officers without cameras. BWC-wearing officers also made more arrests and issued more citations than their non-BWC-wearing controls. In addition, our cost-benefit analysis revealed that savings from reduced complaints against officers, and the reduced time required to resolve such complaints, resulted in substantial cost savings for the police department. Considering that LVMPD had already introduced reforms regarding use of force through a Collaborative Reform Initiative prior to implementing body worn cameras, these findings suggest that body worn cameras can have compelling effects without increasing costs.

are far-reaching and not widely understood. Successful implementation often requires substantial changes to a police organization and its partners (for example, the prosecutor’s office, defense attorneys, the judiciary) in policy, training, staffing, investigations, and technology. Although research on the impacts of BWCs on use of force, citizen complaints, and community perceptions has grown in recent years

US Navy in the World 1991 to 2000

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These briefings by Peter Swartz cover about 35 U.S. Navy capstone documents, 1970–2010. This briefing focuses on strategy and policy documents, 1991–2000.

documents, 1970–2010. This briefing focuses on strategy and policy documents, 1991–2000. This brief is built around a series of charts, tables and maps on the following topics: Global trends The world The nation US national security policies US combatant & component commands US national security & defense directives USN dollars, numbers, capabilities, goals USN deployments, operations & exercises State of the Navy Navy strategy leadership Naval policy & strategy literature Public USN intelligence documents US Navy basing US military sealift US-flag merchant marine

Unconventional Warfare and Counterinsurgency in Pakistan

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Much has changed in the government’s thinking over the last 11 years. Yet the transition remains largely hesitant and partial. U.S. and NATO forces are pulling back from Afghanistan, and the Taliban is poised to regain at least some of its former power. At the same time, India has modernized its military and strengthened its alliances with the western powers. These trends create strong incentives for the military to, at the very least, retain the unconventional warfare option. The challenge for the Unites States going forward will be to ensure that Pakistan continues to move in the right direction and does not revert back to its earlier policies.

developed an enormous infrastructure across Pakistan, as a result of state pat- ronage and a permissive environment. The Pakistani government in- tended them in part to serve as a third line of defense ... to home. In the last ten years Pakistani leaders have reconsidered this policy and moved to shut down large parts of the “jihadi infrastructure.” They have done this gradually – some might say

Navy Capstone Strategies and Concepts 2010

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These briefings by Peter Swartz cover U.S. Navy capstone documents, 1970–. This briefing focuses on Strategies and Concepts, 2001-2010.

The nation US national security policies US combatant & component commands US national security & defense directives USN dollars, numbers, capabilities, goals USN deployments, operations & exercises State of the Navy Navy strategy leadership Naval policy & strategy literature Public USN intelligence documents US Navy basing US military sealift US-flag merchant marine US ... /reports/2011/world.jpg Strategy and Policy Analysis /centers-and-divisions/cna/sppp/strategy-and-policy-analysis Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited. 208 MISC D0026242.A2/Final

US Navy context and strategies 1981 to 1990

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These briefings by Peter Swartz cover U.S. Navy capstone documents, 1970–. This briefing focuses on Strategies and Concepts from 1981-1990.

  The nation  US national security policies  US combatant & component commands  US national security & defense directives  USN dollars, numbers, capabilities, goals  USN deployments, operations & exercises  State of the Navy  Navy strategy leadership  Naval policy & strategy literature  Public USN intelligence documents US Navy basing  US military sealift  US-flag merchant ... /reports/2011/D0026419.A1_Page_001.jpg /reports/2011/world.jpg Strategy and Policy Analysis /centers-and-divisions/cna/sppp/strategy-and-policy-analysis Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited. 102

US Navy in the world 1970 to 1980

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These briefings by Peter Swartz cover U.S. Navy capstone documents, 1970–. This briefing focuses on Strategies and Concepts from 1970-1980.

  The nation  US national security policies  US combatant & component commands  US national security & defense directives  USN dollars, numbers, capabilities, goals  USN deployments, operations & exercises  State of the Navy  Navy strategy leadership  Naval policy & strategy literature Public USN intelligence documents  US Navy basing  US military sealift  US-flag merchant marine ... /reports/2011/world.jpg Strategy and Policy Analysis /centers-and-divisions/cna/sppp/strategy-and-policy-analysis Approved for public release. Distribution unlimited. 104 MISC D0026418.A1/Final

Grand Strategy Analysis and Implication for Navy

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What should the grand strategy of the United States be? The Navy’s Strategy and Planning Division (OPNAV N51) asked CNA to review the state of the policy and academic debate on this issue to inform the Navy’s input into national decision-making and specifically to inform the incoming Chief of Naval Operations. CNA has surveyed and assessed the discourse in key think tanks and the academy on this question. This is important because dramatic developments such as the financial crisis and economic downturn that began in 2008, the continued rapid rise and growth of China, and the unrest in the Middle East have substantially changed the global situation that A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower addressed when it was released in October 2007. These dynamics have persuaded many that a reassessment of American national strategy is needed, and some have concluded that a course change is in order. Indeed, in his outgoing speech in May 2011 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called for a sober and serious assessment of just what kind of role America, and America’s military, should play in the future. This document seeks to lay out the state of that debate and advise Navy decision-makers and staffs on how best to understand and take advantage of that debate.

be? The Navy’s Strategy and Planning Division (OPNAV N51) asked CNA to review the state of the policy and academic debate on this issue to inform the Navy’s input into national decision-making and specifically ... , and some have concluded that a course change is in order. Indeed, in his outgoing speech in May 2011 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called for a sober and serious assessment of just what kind of role ... and Policy Analysis /centers-and-divisions/cna/sppp/strategy-and-policy-analysis APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED. 48 CRM D0025423.A2/Final

China Pakistan Closer Look

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On March 31, 2010, CNA China Studies hosted a half-day roundtable to discuss China’s relations with and activities in Pakistan. (Appendix B presents the agenda of this roundtable.) Participants included U.S. government officials, active-duty military personnel, and analysts from think-tanks in Washington and Brussels. This CNA report is based primarily on the presentations, findings, and discussions at the CNA roundtable and supplemented by contextual data and analysis by the author. This report does not represent a fully coordinated consensus of the roundtable participants. Points based on independent research are footnoted as such; points raised by panelists or in the discussion are attributed to the roundtable in the text.

defense diplomatically. Terrorism, another shared concern, is also a potential wedge in China-Pakistan relations.  China’s primary counter-terror interests are focused on combating extremism ... as an important policy goal, and both see their interests better served by secular government rule in Pakistan rather than by the ascension of a hard-line or fundamentalist regime. Close U.S.-China

Exploring the India China Relationship

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China and India have interacted with one another for thousands of years, especially in the areas of trade and religion. For centuries, however, the scope of their interaction was limited by the barrier of the Himalayan Mountains. When each country established a new government—India in 1947 and China in 1949—the relationship began to shift, and the two countries established formal diplomatic relations in 1950. The same year, China invaded Tibet, thus eliminating the geographic buffer between China and India. The China-India relationship was further altered in 1962, when Indian troops moved to assert Indian territorial rights along the disputed Himalayan border with China. In response, China launched a counter-offensive and pushed the Indian troops back from the border. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) moved into India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and part of Kashmir, killing 3,000 Indian troops. Since this clash, China and India have maintained the world’s longest unresolved border dispute.

years, China and India face challenges—such as the ongoing border dispute, the tensions over economic and foreign policy issues, and the Tibet question—that place limits on how close they can become ... .  As India re-conceptualizes its military doctrine, procures defense materiel, and frames its larger security strategy, China looms large. This evolutionary shift is due in part to a changing security