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February 6, 2026

After New START: The Heritage Plan for U.S. Nuclear Forces

With the formal expiry of the New START Treaty, the question of the adequacy of current U. S.

Ben Ollerenshaw • RealClearDefense

Air Warfare

October 18, 2024

The NGAD Flop Is Not Excusable

The recent stall of the NGAD program is, unfortunately, hardly an outlier in the realm of contemporary American defense procurement. On the contrary -...

Ben Ollerenshaw • RealClearDefense
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October 18, 2024

U.S. Highly Vulnerable to Nuclear First Strike

Congressman Don Bacon, a retired Brigadier General of the US Air Force, believes that the United States has become highly vulnerable to a nuclear...

Ben Ollerenshaw • RealClearDefense

Military Strategy

November 22, 2022

To Deter China, the U.S. Must Have the Political Courage to Retaliate Against Russia

The principal lesson Beijing is learning from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War is that Western politicians are fearful of risking military engagements with...

Ben Ollerenshaw • RealClearDefense

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