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Introduction

  • Tribute
    Æther Editor

    A farewell to Nedra Looney, the lead AU Press production specialist.


  • From the Editor

    Æther: A Journal of Strategic Airpower & Spacepower Winter 2023 Editor Letter


Special Feature

  • Israel’s Begin Doctrine: Preventive Strike Tradition and Iran’s Nuclear Pursuits
    Brent Talbot

    The Begin Doctrine declares any regional enemy that intends to destroy the State of Israel cannot be permitted to obtain weapons of mass destruction, principally, nuclear weapons. With the emboldened Axis of Resistance, evidenced chiefly by the incursion into Israel by Hamas and potential escalation by Lebanese Hezbollah and proxies in Syria, Israel may determine it strategically necessary to conduct a debilitating strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. 


Nuclear Deterrence

  • Ten Propositions Regarding Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence
    Lt Gen David N. Miller Jr., Kathryn M. G. Boehlefeld, and James Wood Forsyth Jr.

    In an era of unbalanced nuclear multipolarity, ten propositions can help guide leaders, strategists, and planners as they establish and execute policy overseeing the most important deterrent effort of mankind, that of nuclear war.


  • Russo-American Strategic Nuclear Arms Control: New START or a New Start?
    Stephen J. Cimbala and Adam B. Lowther

    Political and military challenges to New START are formidable, but not insurmountable. A future agreement will have to consider, among other things, China, deterrence surety, and arms race stability.


Perspectives on Strategic Competition

Conflict and the Mind

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