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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

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

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

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.

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 ... Initiative was a key but controversial part of this military buildup that elevated defense within US national deterrence strategy . Some allies and US critics saw it as inherently confrontational ... and development, which ultimately gained support from many US allies and spurred advances in technology. It also shifted the strategic debate on deterrence and missile defense, which continues

Economic Defense Analytics

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As the Department of War (DoW) shifts to a wartime footing, the economic domain has emerged as a decisive theater of conflict.

Economic Defense Analytics As the Department of War (DoW) shifts to a wartime footing, the economic domain has emerged as a decisive theater of conflict. As the Department of War (DoW) shifts to a wartime footing to reestablish credible deterrence, the economic domain has emerged as a decisive theater of conflict. The Economic Defense Unit (EDU) requires analytical partners who understand not only the theoretical principles of economic statecraft but also the operational realities of enforcing them in a contested global commons. /quick-looks/2026/04/Economic-Defense-Analytics.pdf

William Merz

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duty, VADM Merz commanded the US Seventh Fleet, employing 50 to 70 ships and 30,000 sailors and marines in the conduct of security and deterrence operations with 32 partner nations in the Western Pacific

Cyber Research Program

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Provides objective analysis grounded in a deep understanding of military operations for cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber workforce management.

Cyber Provides objective analysis grounded in a deep understanding of military operations for cyberspace, cybersecurity, and cyber workforce management. /images/Centers/CNA/Special%20Programs/CyberProgram.jpg Cyber Research Program The Cyber Research Program provides objective analysis grounded in a deep understanding of military operations on a wide range of issues: Cyberspace operations Cybersecurity principles and implementation Regional strategy, policy, deterrence and escalation Cyber workforce organization and management Resourcing and readiness Ariel

coming in from the cold: Duck and Cover

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On this episode of Coming in From the Cold, returning guests Steve Wills and Anya Fink join Bill to discuss the Cold War history of fallout shelters, evacuations plans, and other aspects of civil defense.

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