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Issue Brief

Sep 23, 2021

The special role of US nuclear weapons

By Matthew Kroenig

The United States needs to maintain a robust, flexible, and modernized nuclear deterrent. That means that United States needs to continue with nuclear modernization, reject a no first use (NFU) policy, and examine further nuclear capabilities.

China Defense Policy
Photo: U.S. Air Force

Event Recap

Sep 17, 2021

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discusses the future of deterrence

By Jacob Mezey

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen John E. Hyten discusses deterrence for the twenty-first century.

China Defense Industry

In the News

Sep 16, 2021

Slavin quoted in The National Interest on failures of the War on Terror

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Defense Policy

Fast Thinking

Sep 15, 2021

FAST THINKING: Missiles are flying again on the Korean peninsula

By Atlantic Council

Is nuclear diplomacy with the North all but dead? How worried should we be about these missiles?

Arms Control Crisis Management

In the News

Sep 15, 2021

Dagres joins Monocle to discuss the JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Intelligence

In the News

Sep 13, 2021

Dagres joins Monocle to discuss the status of the Iran nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management Defense Industry

In the News

Sep 13, 2021

Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

Slavin quoted in NPR on the future of the JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Economic Sanctions

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

Daragahi quoted in Express on President Biden’s need to figure out what he wants in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Slocombe and Soofer call for the US to stay the course in missile defense in Breaking Defense

By Atlantic Council

Walter Slocombe and Robert Soofer argue that the United States should stay the bipartisan course in missile defense policy.

Defense Policy Defense Technologies
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Experts

Fellow

Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

Fellow

Kayla T. Orta

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Arms Control East Asia

Fellow

Russell Rumbaugh

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy Maritime Security

Fellow

Akiko Fukushima

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy East Asia
John S. Park

Fellow

John Park

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative Indo-Pacific Security Initiative

Cybersecurity English

Fellow

Kevin P. Chilton

Distinguished Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Cybersecurity Defense Industry
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