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March 23, 2021

Extending New START Makes U.S. Nuclear Modernization Imperative

SUMMARY The United States has extended the flawed New START agreement with Russia for five years—receiving not a single reform for its agreement to...

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October 2, 2020

Our ICBMs Are Necessary and No They Are Not on Hair-Trigger Alert

A flurry of opinion pieces have called into question the Air Force’s decision to award the contract to begin building the country’s new...

Rebeccah Heinrichs • RealClearDefense

Pentagon

October 2, 2020

Trump, National Command Authority and Lawful Orders

The Commander of U. S.

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October 2, 2020

Common Defense Through Missile Defense

North Korea may be preparing its sixth nuclear test since 2006 and conducting three missile launches since President Trump’s inauguration. Iran has...

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North Korea

October 3, 2020

The Perils of U.S. Missile Defense

Rebeccah Heinrichs Just weeks after North Korea tested its fifth nuclear weapon, I found myself climbing down into a silo that houses a Ground-based...

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Space Warfare

October 3, 2020

Space and the Right to Self Defense

Executive Summary The United States has for decades enjoyed pre-eminent military stature, due in large part to the overwhelming technological...

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North Korea

October 3, 2020

Can North Korea's Ballistic Missiles be Stopped?

North Korea’s recent nuclear test is the 4th underground nuclear test since 2006. In a classic show of force meant to deter North Korea and assure the...

Rebeccah Heinrichs • RealClearPolitics

Russia

October 4, 2015

"Inexperience" is not to Blame for Waning U.S. Power and Influence

Russia’s aggressive military campaign in Syria proves Vladimir Putin has out-maneuvered Barack Obama and if he is not stopped he will continue to...

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Military Strategy

August 16, 2015

U.S. Foreign Policy Is Overdue For Some Realism

According to a news report, Department of Defense officials admitted the United States might not be prepared to fight a sustained military conflict...

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July 1, 2015

Time to Get Serious About Nuclear Deterrence

The United States is behaving in such a way that does not lower the chances of nuclear conflict; to the contrary, this administration, so dedicated to...

Rebeccah Heinrichs • RealClearPolitics

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