Deterrence Matters

Jim and Adam look at article 'The Return of Nuclear Escalation, How America's Adversaries Have Hijacked Its Old Deterrent Strategy' by Keir Lieber and Daryl Press and discuss how adversaries rely on nuclear weapons to compensate for their conventional military weaknesses.

Jim, Adam and Chris discuss article in National Institute for Public Policy by Michael Ruhl and argue that the US may withdraw its commitment to protect Europe with its nuclear umbrella

Jim, Curtis and Adam discuss the key deterrence events of 2023 and their predictions for 2024.

Guests Steve Blank and Peter Huessy join Adam and Curtis as they discuss Russia, its nuclear weapons policy, and how that fits into Russian security and foreign policy related to Ukraine and the balance of deterrence.

Jim, Adam and Curtis debate whether we should keep the SLCM-N program based on an article by David Kern in War on the Rocks. https://warontherocks.com/2023/12/cancelling-the-new-sea-launched-nuclear-cruise-missile-is-the-right-move/

Adam, Chris, Jim, and special guest and China expert, Dr. Alex Littlefield, address if the U.S. and China are in a cold war and how that affects our deterrence posture and a potential hot war.

The NIDS team discusses an article, written by the NIDS Team, covering the most alarming aspects of the The Pentagon's China Military Report.

The NIDS Team discusses an article about potential devastation from a nuclear attack and discusses things for which they are thankful.

The NIDS team discusses the Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) which is expected to arrive by 2030 and they introduce their newest VP of Outreach, Chris Stewart.