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New troops, new equipment, and dry ground. Who could ask for more?

On February 2, the Trump administration published its review of U.S. nuclear forces and policy. The congressionally mandated Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) builds upon prudent elements of the Obama administration’s plans to modernize America’s nuclear weapons. But it departs from the optimism expressed in the 2010 NPR. That change reflects the current bipartisan recognition that the world has grown far more dangerous since 2010.

World leaders should tackle the menace of proliferation by setting an agenda for stockpile reductions, experts say

When the Obama Administration submitted the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) for the Senate’s lame-duck session approval, the accompanying resolution of ratification stated that the Senate “is committed to proceeding with a robust stockpile stewardship program, and to maintaining and modernizing the nuclear weapons production capabilities and capacities.” Despite rhetoric calling for a world without nuclear weapons in his April 5, 2009, Prague speech, President Obama also ac...

A year ago the US Marine Corps, after years of planning and preparation, activated its first (of three) Littoral Regiments in Hawaii This one is called the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment because it was built around the existing 3rd Marine Regiment in Ha

A year ago the US Marine Corps, after years of planning and preparation, activated its first (of three) Littoral Regiments in Hawaii This one is called the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment because it was built around the existing 3rd Marine Regiment in Ha

India has, by far, managed to navigate the choppy waters well and avoid any significant damage due to the elasticity of its diplomatic relations. In the long run, it may also benefit because of this reason.

BALTIMORE—Do you know about the back story behind the U.S., U.K., and USSR signing the “Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water” in 1963? It is a very dramatic tale, involving illegal arrests in international waters, switching missions from one...

On stopping the fighting and building the peace.

"Even now, we can say with confidence that the destabilizing military programs of the United States and their allies have been making our moratorium increasingly fragile - both with regard to the Asia-Pacific region, and Europe," Vladimir Yermakov said