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deterrence
![Shifting Nuclear Sands in South Asia: Understanding India’s Counterforce Temptations Shifting Nuclear Sands in South Asia: Understanding India’s Counterforce Temptations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-nirbhay.jpg)
Shifting Nuclear Sands in South Asia: Understanding India’s Counterforce Temptations
By Ankit Panda
Political scientist Christopher Clary discusses issues pertaining to strategic stability in South Asia.
![Why the Indian Air Force Strike at Balakot in Pakistan Matters Why the Indian Air Force Strike at Balakot in Pakistan Matters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-indian_air_force_dassault_mirage_2000.jpg)
Why the Indian Air Force Strike at Balakot in Pakistan Matters
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
A discussion of what we know so far about Indian air strikes on Pakistani territory on February 26, 2019.
![Pakistan’s Nasr Missile: ‘Cold Water’ Over India’s ‘Cold Start’? Pakistan’s Nasr Missile: ‘Cold Water’ Over India’s ‘Cold Start’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-28_14-57-13.jpg)
Pakistan’s Nasr Missile: ‘Cold Water’ Over India’s ‘Cold Start’?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
A closer look at the broader significance of the capability.
![Report: US to Conduct Army Tactical Missile System Test on Okinawa in 2019 Report: US to Conduct Army Tactical Missile System Test on Okinawa in 2019](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-600px-atacmsmay2006.jpg)
Report: US to Conduct Army Tactical Missile System Test on Okinawa in 2019
By Ankit Panda
The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is likely to be tested in Japan this year.
![North Korea, US 'Left of Launch' Cyber Capabilities, and Deterrence North Korea, US 'Left of Launch' Cyber Capabilities, and Deterrence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-dazuat9v0aajjpj.jpg)
North Korea, US 'Left of Launch' Cyber Capabilities, and Deterrence
By Ankit Panda
U.S. "left of launch" cyber capabilities may have unexpected and undesirable consequences on crisis stability.
![US 'Left of Launch' Cyber Efforts Might Increase Korean Peninsula Nuclear Dangers US 'Left of Launch' Cyber Efforts Might Increase Korean Peninsula Nuclear Dangers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-dazuat9v0aajjpj.jpg)
US 'Left of Launch' Cyber Efforts Might Increase Korean Peninsula Nuclear Dangers
By Ankit Panda
U.S. offensive cyber capabilities might prove destabilizing with North Korea.
![Will India Nuclearize the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile? Will India Nuclearize the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_03012603307.jpg)
Will India Nuclearize the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile?
By Joy Mitra
New Delhi has to consider its deterrence requirements and perceptions in Beijing and Islamabad.
![US North Korea Policy After the Olympics US North Korea Policy After the Olympics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17241392806504.jpg)
US North Korea Policy After the Olympics
By James J. Przystup
A closer look at Washington’s policy options after the likely expiry of the Winter Olympic truce.
![How Would a War Between the US and China End? How Would a War Between the US and China End?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-19_11-52-31.jpg)
How Would a War Between the US and China End?
By Robert Farley
A new paper examines the contours of war termination in the U.S.-China context.
![How Should We Write About Nuclear Weapons? How Should We Write About Nuclear Weapons?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-dr._strangelove.jpg)
How Should We Write About Nuclear Weapons?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
How should one combine the human with the abstract when writing about nuclear weapons?
![Hawaii's Missile False Alarm Spurs Worries About US-North Korea War Hawaii's Missile False Alarm Spurs Worries About US-North Korea War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_13-47-30.jpg)
Hawaii's Missile False Alarm Spurs Worries About US-North Korea War
By Robert Farley
How likely is war between North Korea and the United States?
![Trump's Dangerous Twitter Rebuke of Tillerson May Make Diplomacy Impossible With North Korea Trump's Dangerous Twitter Rebuke of Tillerson May Make Diplomacy Impossible With North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-03_13-50-36.jpg)
Trump's Dangerous Twitter Rebuke of Tillerson May Make Diplomacy Impossible With North Korea
By Ankit Panda
Trump's comments risk serious destabilization and even war.