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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Since the 1990s, every U.S. presidential administration has published a Nuclear Posture Review that explains the rationales behind its nuclear strategy, doctrine, and requested forces. The review envisioned and summarized here explicitly elucidates the dilemmas, uncertainties, and tradeoffs that come with current and possible alternative nuclear policies and forces. Published January 21, 2021 Executive Summary Ever since the election of Bill Clinton in...

Donald Trump’s dangerous nuclear legacy David Axe, Forbes Staff In his single term in the White House, Donald Trump expanded America’s nuclear arsenal and undermined decades of arms-control efforts. While President-elect Joe Biden could reverse some of Trump’s atomic initiatives, it’s highly unlikely he can undo all of them.And it’s impossible for Biden to travel back in time and seize opportunities for nuclear arms-reduction that Trump squandered—with North Korea, in particular. ...

Revamping Nuclear Arms Control: Five Near-Term Proposals Source: Getty Summary:  To quickly lower the risk of nuclear escalation, manage arms racing, and avoid a breakdown in future treaty negotiations, the United States, Russia, and China should consider five politically binding proposals to build transparency and confidence. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Preface In January 2020, the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for Int...

Getting NATO back on track Dec 13,2020 - Last updated at Dec 13,2020 STANFORD — US President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Lloyd Austin, a recently retired four-star general, as Secretary of Defence is a further welcome sign that America has come to its senses and will, after January 20 next year, no longer seek to punish its friends and reward its enemies. To demonstrate this shift to the world, Biden should, immediately on taking office, rescind President Donald Trump’s order last Jul...

US President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Lloyd Austin, a recently retired four-star general, as Secretary of Defense is a further welcome sign that America has come to its senses and will, after Jan. 20, no longer seek to punish its friends and reward its enemies. To demonstrate this shift to the world, Biden should, immediately on taking office, rescind President Donald Trump’s order last July to wit...