Jim, Curtis, and Adam review an article on the role of nuclear weapons in Taiwan crisis and discuss the implications of a China-U.S. conflict over Taiwan.

James, Curtis, Adam and guest, Zak Kallenborn, discuss Zak's article which explores the topic of nuclear weapons and their role in deterring great power war.

Jim, Adam, Curtis and Chris look at an article in War on the Rocks and discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in nuclear stability and command and control systems.

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.