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US nuclear deterrent
![Vipin Narang on the Global Nuclear Landscape: Hype and Reality Vipin Narang on the Global Nuclear Landscape: Hype and Reality](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-13-3.jpg)
Vipin Narang on the Global Nuclear Landscape: Hype and Reality
By Abhijnan Rej
"We may be on the cusp, in the next decade or two, of a cascade of new nuclear weapons powers."
![US Doomsday Planes Make Their Presence Felt As Trump Goes Into Quarantine US Doomsday Planes Make Their Presence Felt As Trump Goes Into Quarantine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-02-5.jpg)
US Doomsday Planes Make Their Presence Felt As Trump Goes Into Quarantine
By Abhijnan Rej
The Pentagon is keen to tell America’s adversaries it remains prepared for all contingencies, presidential ill-health notwithstanding.
![Head of US Nuclear Forces Warns of Growing, Modernizing Chinese Nuclear Threat Head of US Nuclear Forces Warns of Growing, Modernizing Chinese Nuclear Threat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-17-5.jpg)
Head of US Nuclear Forces Warns of Growing, Modernizing Chinese Nuclear Threat
By Steven Stashwick
Admiral highlights new missiles capable of hitting the U.S. and expects Chinese arsenal to double.
![Triangles of Instability: Nuclear Dilemmas and How They Feed into Each Other Triangles of Instability: Nuclear Dilemmas and How They Feed into Each Other](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-07-6.jpg)
Triangles of Instability: Nuclear Dilemmas and How They Feed into Each Other
By Abhijnan Rej
Two overlapping triangular nuclear relationships could compound risks and complicate deterrence calculi for all the parties involved.
![The North Korea Crisis in Regional Context The North Korea Crisis in Regional Context](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4610365613_99fde81fef_b.jpg)
The North Korea Crisis in Regional Context
By J.M. Norton and Monte R. Bullard
A look at the geopolitical drivers of policy in North Korea, China, and elsewhere.
![What North Korea Means – and Doesn’t – for Nuclear Deterrence What North Korea Means – and Doesn’t – for Nuclear Deterrence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4610365613_99fde81fef_b.jpg)
What North Korea Means – and Doesn’t – for Nuclear Deterrence
By John Borrie, Tim Caughley, and Wilfred Wan
Rather than underscoring the enduring logic of nuclear deterrence, the case of North Korea highlights its flimsiness.
![US to Build New Stand-off Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile US to Build New Stand-off Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-140922-f-qp609-006.jpg)
US to Build New Stand-off Nuclear-Capable Cruise Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new long-range nuclear-capable missile will replace the aging AGM-86B weapon system.
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