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Israeli Nuclear Alert of 1973

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Rumors of an Israeli nuclear alert in the early days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War have circulated for decades, even making their way into popular culture. The alleged alert has also informed more serious discussions about the use of nuclear weapon during international crises, and one celebrated journalist has gone so far as to assert that the Israelis used the alert to blackmail the United States to intervene aggressively in the war on Israel’s side. But did the alert really happen? In early 2012, CNA received a project award from the Naval Postgraduate School’s Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering WMD (PASCC) to investigate the truth of the reports concerning the alleged alert. PASCC is funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

Israeli Nuclear Alert of 1973 The Israeli “Nuclear Alert” of 1973: Deterrence and Signaling in Crisis Rumors of an Israeli nuclear alert in the early days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War have circulated for decades, even making their way into popular culture. The alleged alert has also informed more serious discussions about the use of nuclear weapon during international crises, and one celebrated journalist has gone so far as to assert that the Israelis used the alert to blackmail the United States to intervene aggressively in the war on Israel’s side. But did the alert really happen? In early

The Nuclear Programs of Russia China North Korea and Iran

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This report analyzes nuclear weapons programs in Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, including nuclear command and control, R&D, funding, staffing, testing.

States. Until recently, the two countries were in a relationship of mutual deterrence and numerical parity buttressed by arms control limits and intrusive monitoring and verification measures ... views nuclear weapons as the ultimate guarantor of its security and an insurance policy to protect against nuclear and large-scale conventional attacks. In Russia’s “strategic deterrence” framework ... its definition of strategic deterrence to include a larger nuclear arsenal as well as developing a range of conventional weapons, such as hypersonics and missile defense, and cyber and space

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 ... countermeasures ship. Anya Fink is an expert in Russia policy. Her research is focused on Russian approaches to deterrence and Russian military thought. ContactName /*/Contact/ContactName

russian media analysis: Issue 1, October 10, 2021

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for France and the US to restore mutual trust, given the severity of the offense. Russian analysts discuss New Cold War, space deterrence Two recent articles discuss the ongoing evolution ... the one during the Cold War in order to make the world safer in the face of a possible nuclear war. An article in Voenno-promyshlennyi kur'er warns of an evolving US policy of deterrence against Russia and China that, in addition to nuclear and non-nuclear deterrence, now also encompasses the space domain. NATO’s expulsion of eight Russian diplomats and reduction of mission Several Russian

Russian Military in the Arctic

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Since 2008, Russia has expanded its military presence in the Arctic—which it views as symbolically, strategically, and economically vital.

function of the displays of military capabilities and training is to communicate ambitions, power, determination, and competence in order to strengthen deterrence and influence potential adversaries ... perception in the Arctic as one of the primary driving forces for the regional military buildup. Third, it discusses the traditional role of nuclear defense and deterrence in the Arctic, which still ... the role of nonnuclear defense and deterrence, which has systematically expanded (in particular, since 2010). Fifth, the study analyses the relationship between nuclear and nonnuclear forces and missions

Peacetime Influence

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This paper discusses the importance of peacetime operations. Without a more systematic understanding of such operations and the influence they bring, Americans cannot make intelligent decisions about the use of the Navy in specific situations, about strategy, or even about force structure. We need to understand the environment in which the United States is attempting to exert influence and the broad peacetime roles of the military in that environment. We need to understand whom we are trying to influence and to do what. Only then can we consider the implications for the Navy.

projection, and strategic deterrence as the four basic missions of the Navy. That emphasis has faded, however. Although Navy officers and naval analysts have always known instinctively that navies were ... Mission Assessment process, with the exception of strategic deterrence, was oriented exclusively toward warfighting and gave no weight to the value of presence. Most Navy officers, whatever

Strategy and Policy Analysis Program

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Analysis of defense policy, global alliances, nuclear issues, non-traditional security challenges and Arctic strategy.

, policies, and posture Strategic deterrence, including nuclear deterrence, conventional-nuclear integration, and missile defense Robotic and autonomous system integration into military strategy

ai and autonomy in russia: Special Issue, September 8, 2022

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September 8, 2022 issue features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have been written since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

, and on a complex combination of various types of military forces and the methods of confrontation in a war implemented in this case: a global nuclear strike, nuclear deterrence, preventive actions, indirect ... in the future, no doubt, will play the role of a factor in the strategic deterrence of a potential adversary. Thus, with a decrease in the likelihood of unleashing a large-scale war, military

Russian Military Role in US-Russian Arms Control

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Russian nuclear policy and arms control decision-making is influenced by the General Staff’s Main Operational Directorate, military leaders, and bureaucrats.

in limiting certain conventional capabilities, especially those at the intermediate-range level; and an emerging understanding that artificial intelligence could be transformative for nuclear deterrence ... of US deterrence, particularly if prospects of risk reduction are slim. /reports/2024/03/Russian-Military-Role-in-US-Russian-Arms-Control.pdf /reports/2024/03

Nuclear Arms Control Without a Treaty

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The United States must prepare to compete with Russia without a treaty that verifiably constrains intercontinental range nuclear weapons. This coming challenge stems from three changes in US-Russian relations.Recognizing these changing conditions, the report explores risks, uncertainties, and US policy options for a world in which there is significant competition between Washington and Moscow, but no bilateral strategic nuclear arms control treaty.

strategy and contributing to sustaining US extended deterrence and alliance solidarity. RISKS AFTER NEW START If New START expires without an imminent replacement treaty, the United States ... and investments in the 2030s, cloud assessments about an unconstrained US-Russian nuclear relationship over an extended period of time. Challenges to Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Extended Deterrence