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Strategic Stability and the Ukraine War Implications of Conventional Missile Technologies

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The Russia-Ukraine war is the 1st with widespread long-range strike weapons and missile defense and may put pressure on NATO-Russia nuclear strategic stability.

war is the 1st with widespread long-range strike weapons and missile defense and may put pressure on NATO-Russia nuclear strategic stability. The Russia‑Ukraine war marks the first instance ... explores those implications, asking how the deployment and use of long‑range strike weapons and missile defense systems in Ukraine affects Russia‑NATO strategic stability. In this analysis, long‑range strike weapons include Russian, Ukrainian, and Western conventional cruise and ballistic missiles as well as conventional long‑range drones that have been used by both sides to engage targets

coming in from the cold: Living Under the Cloud

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Returning guest Steve Wills and newcomers Vince Manzo and Anya Fink sit down to discuss the history of nuclear weapons and the events that shaped modern nuclear policy.

10 Returning guest Steve Wills and newcomers Vince Manzo and Anya Fink sit down to discuss the history of nuclear weapons and the events that shaped modern nuclear policy. Living Under the Cloud Biographies Vincent Manzo   is an expert in nuclear weapons policy. His research portfolio includes deterrence, extended deterrence, escalation management, strategic stability, and arms control. Lt. Cdr. Steven Wills : In 20 years as an active-duty U.S. Navy officer, Wills served on a variety of small and medium surface combatants, including an assignment as the executive officer of a mine

Subnational-Deterrence-An-Information-Campaign-to-Reduce-Risks-of-a-Nuclear-NK

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A campaign of information and influence by the US and South Korea could deter key North Korean personnel, reducing risks of conflict or use of nuclear weapons.

Subnational-Deterrence-An-Information-Campaign-to-Reduce-Risks-of-a-Nuclear-NK Subnational Deterrence: An Information Campaign to Reduce Risks of a Nuclear North Korea A campaign of information and influence by the US and South Korea could deter key North Korean personnel, reducing risks of conflict or use of nuclear weapons. This report was developed in response to a request from Commander ... of North Korea’s capability to strike targets in the continental US with nuclear weapons, combined with its apparent steps and rhetoric toward a tactical nuclear capability. Subregime deterrence enabled

A Brief History of CNA

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CNA is the oldest research and analysis organization in the United States that is an FFRDC, a federally funded research and development center. Our founder, Philip Morse, introduced the concept of operations research to the U.S. in order to address the German U-boat threat during World War II.

. As many as 40 CNA analysts were working on antisubmarine warfare after the Soviets began arming subs with nuclear weapons. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, OEG drew on its experience with blockade ... expanded well beyond pure operations research, resulting in a more expansive name: the Center for Naval Analyses. Political scientists specializing in nuclear strategy and Soviet military planning were

cna talks: Not Just Nuclear Weapons: How China Views Strategic Deterrence

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For decades, competition between the United States and Russia has defined strategic deterrence. But as China emerges as the greatest rival to the United States, it is worth examining how Beijing views the concept. In this episode we examine how China’s military and civilian analysts are writing about strategic deterrence, and how new technologies and domains impact their perception.

Not Just Nuclear Weapons: How China Views Strategic Deterrence For decades, competition between the United States and Russia has defined strategic deterrence. But as China emerges as the greatest ... , and how new technologies and domains impact their perception. Not Just Nuclear Weapons: How China Views Strategic Deterrence /images/podcasts/CNA_Talks_414x233.png Guest Biographies Brian Waidelich ... nuclear weapons program, and China’s nascent global military presence. Further Reading CNA Report: PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence CNA Report: Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Operations

PRC Writings on Strategic Deterrence

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Military technology innovations have bred PRC and PLA concerns as to the sustainability of China’s approach to strategic deterrence, recent writings suggest.

deterrent is becoming more fragile, and that as a result, Beijing can no longer be confident in its ability to deter other countries from attacking China with nuclear or other strategic weapons ... that while nuclear weapons remain at the core of China’s strategic deterrence capability, they now comprise just one part of China’s “strategic deterrence system,” which also includes high-end conventional ... . First mover advantage. Offense-dominant domains like space and cyber, as well as “use it or lose it” assets like submarine-launched nuclear weapons, grant a greater advantage to the first mover

Plans and Strategy

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CNA experts in strategy and plans have advised Marine Corps, Navy, homeland security senior leaders for decades, including analysis for today’s force designs.

Research CNA analysts have decades of experience working on the world’s most challenging and pressing nuclear weapons policy and strategy issues. Reimagining Defense Strategy CNA analysts Dr. Bill ... , nuclear diplomacy specialists, and experts in international relations and the law of the sea. Our analyses have informed some of the most renowned naval planning documents of past decades ... across two decades by naval strategist Peter Swartz, winner of the Naval Historical Foundation’s Knox Medal for lifetime achievement in naval history. orange half large Prevailing Under the Nuclear

Identifying and Mitigating Risks

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Summarizes the steps that can help guide nuclear powers, and militaries overall, to have AI applications reduce risks associated with nuclear operations

 mitigation: (1) nuclear weapons surety, (2) survivability and resilience of nuclear forces, (3) leadership decision-time expansion, and (4) crisis and conflict de-escalation. These applications show ... AI AND NUCLEAR OPERATIONS: IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING RISKS Summarizes the steps that can help guide nuclear powers, and militaries overall, to have AI applications reduce risks associated with nuclear operations Governments around the world have recognized the revolutionary promise of artificial intelligence (AI), with machines completing complex tasks and matching or exceeding human

Insight on Nuclear Escalation from Russia’s War on Ukraine

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CNA has released a collection of six papers that explore the consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war for strategic stability and the evolving regional and international security landscape.

the nuclear shadow," at times raising the possibility of employing nuclear weapons and invoking concerns about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction. As a result of the war, the United States ... of nuclear weapons and other offensive strike, defensive, and enabling capabilities in national and collective defense. The following are short summaries of the papers: In US/NATO-Russian Strategic ... weapons and Russia's undermining of the global nuclear order by claiming double standards in its treatment. She concludes that "the implications of Russia's actions within the global nuclear order

AI in Nuclear Operations

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China, Russia, and the US recognize the potential of AI to transform nuclear operations. This CNA report outlines steps to reduce AI-linked nuclear risk.

on the difficulty of assessing how AI could affect the military balance—which in turn shapes leaders’ choices. There are opportunities for AI to mitigate nuclear risks in four areas: Nuclear weapons ... AI in Nuclear Operations Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Operations China, Russia, and the US recognize the potential of AI to transform nuclear operations. This CNA report outlines steps to reduce AI-linked nuclear risk. Listen to the executive summary The US, the Russian Federation, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have all recognized the revolutionary promise of artificial