From 3–7 March 2025, members of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) have gathered for their third meeting ...

Despite the rapid growth and modernization of Russian and Chinese nuclear forces ... it is an unproven theory. We in the opposite camp disagree: we say that minimum deterrence has been proven ...

The third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which bans all aspects of nuclear ...

A look at the broader implications of a recent episode for deterrence and the strategies ... As the case of Pakistan shows, a nuclear deterrent will not guarantee North Korea its “final victory.” ...

Since the Cold War, deterrence has been a fundamental principle underpinning peace between global superpowers. The idea is that if two sides have nuc ...

At the heart of NATO, the world’s longest-standing security alliance, is the notion that an attack on one is an attack on all ...

Since the cold war, deterrence has been a fundamental ... A key part of the theory behind a successful nuclear deterrent has fallen away. This is described in game theory – the mathematical ...

It also called for an end to rationalizing nuclear deterrence theory, arguing that the policy of mutual assured destruction (MAD) threatened national security and increased the risk that nuclear ...

Abstract For over 50 years, the structure of the US nuclear triad has remained the same. Relying on strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), and submarine-launched ballistic ...

Instead of investing in weapons of mass destruction, making EU defense more efficient should be the priority as well as ...

Japan and the United States held their first ministerial meeting on extended deterrence to underline the robustness of the U.S. nuclear umbrella amid growing security challenges from China ...

France and Britain are unlikely to include European allies in their nuclear deterrence, analysts said after future German leader Friedrich Merz called for European defence "independence" and a ...