A fundamental premise of the nuclear revolution theory (TNR) is the claim of assured destruction—the ability of a state to retaliate with a nuclear second strike that destroys the adversary’s economic ...

Russia: +29,191 square miles. 13% of Ukraine. (Area roughly equivalent to half the U.S. state of Illinois). Total area of all Ukrainian territory Russia presently controls, including Crimea and parts ...

Join MTA for a Book Talk with Dr. Stephen Herzog, Professor of the Practice at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies and Associate of the Project on Managing the Atom; Dr. Giles David Arceneaux, ...

NB: The next Russia Analytical Report will appear on Tuesday, Feb. 17, instead of Monday, Feb. 16, because of the U.S. Presidents' Day holiday. “Military Operation Against Iran: A Realistic Scenario?, ...

Medvedev said drones have “irreversibly” changed the nature of warfare and that no one will return to pre‑UAV doctrines, as all major militaries now race to catch up in unmanned systems. (TASS, ...

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