Matthew R. Costlow
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Is Man or Machine the Greater Nuclear Danger?
The atomic era is now 80 years old but there is still an unresolved fundamental debate about its greatest danger: is it man or machine? Is the main...

North Korea
Opportunistic Aggression in the Past and Lessons for Today: The Korean War
Matthew R. Costlow, Opportunistic Aggression in the Past and Lessons for Today: The Korean War, No.

Military Strategy
Deterring Opportunistic Aggression During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Matthew R. Costlow, Deterring Opportunistic Aggression During the Cuban Missile Crisis: Necessary Reminders and Applications for Today, No.

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The INF Treaty, Extended Deterrence, and Assurance
Matthew R. Costlow, The INF Treaty, Extended Deterrence, and Assurance: A Case Study in Unintended Consequences, No.

Military Strategy
TLAM-N and SLCM-N: Lessons for Extended Deterrence and Assuring Allies
Matthew R. Costlow and Keith B.

Military Strategy
Back to the Future: U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Today and the Foster Panel Study
Keith B. Payne and Matthew R.

Indo-Pacific/Asia
Deterring China: A Victory Denial Strategy
Keith B. Payne and Matthew R.

Military Strategy
An Introduction to the 2020 Report on the Nuclear Employment Strategy of the United States
Robert Soofer and Matthew R. Costlow, An Introduction to the 2020 Report on the Nuclear Employment Strategy of the United States, No.

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The Folly of Limiting U.S. Missile Defenses for Nuclear Arms Control
Matthew R. Costlow , The Folly of Limiting U.

Military Strategy
Learning the Right Lessons from China's Nuclear 'No First Use' Policy
Matthew R. Costlow is Senior Analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy.

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