So what’s the strategy for the US Nuclear Posture ?

In the season finale of So What’s the Strategy, host Matthew Kroenig is joined by Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to discuss what the US strategy should be for ensuring nuclear preeminence.

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Host Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, sits down with senior US and allied officials and leading experts to explore the strategies shaping today’s most pressing global security challenges. Inspired by General Brent Scowcroft, who famously asked his team “So what’s the strategy?” the series dives into how leaders think about power, policy, and the decisions shaping the future of international security. Watch and listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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Image: A cooling tower is seen at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant. October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton