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Three days after invading Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces on “special combat readiness.” Western officials took heed, though privately they said they weren’t all that worried. Still, the implicit threat has renewed focus on a nagging question: Would Putin do it?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created tremendous uncertainty for tens of millions of people, but there is one thing we can be sure of: Russia and the West are now at war.

The New York Times thinks that Putin might use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, but there is a flaw in the Times' reasoning. Putin has nothing to gain from a nuclear blast and everything to lose. A nuclear weapon will not help Putin win the war in...

To prevent Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine from escalating into a wider European conflict, Thomas Graham recommends that the United States bolster its deterrence efforts with NATO partners, while leaving the door open for Russia to de-escalate. 

What we all hoped would not happen has happened. The Russian Federation sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 in response to decades of relentless

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Interview: NATOs missed opportunity: How U.S. has failed to incorporate Russia into a Pan-Europe system -- expert-

On board a US Navy reconnaissance plane, Aquilino accused China of militarising islets in the South China Sea and warned his command was prepared to “fight and win” should conflict with China arise.

Lisa Porter and Mike Griffin, the Pentagon's two top research and engineering officials during the Trump administration, lay out the case for new conventional long-range strike options in the Pacific.