May 25, 2022 Multi-Actor Deterrence: Defining the Concept US strategies and plans must work within a complex scenario that demands a multi-actor deterrence strategy. This strategy is necessary to contend with a security environment that features nuclear proliferation, cyber and space threats, and regional and hybrid conflicts.
May 25, 2022 Nuclear Modernization and the Sentinel ICBM An analysis of US nuclear force structure reveals the necessity of modernizing the ground-based, submarine, and bomber legs of the nuclear triad. The US must exceed the nuclear capabilities and modernization efforts of its adversaries, including modernizing an aging ICBM fleet.
May 25, 2022 Nuclear Targeting Methods and Modern Deterrence Counterforce targeting requires modification. Tailored targeting matches adversary vulnerabilities and American political objectives to produce unique targeting solutions. These solutions for various contingencies create a continuum of effective deterrent options.
May 25, 2022 US Conventional Deterrence and Taiwan’s Independence: Necessary Investments The advantages of the US military across the spectrum of Taiwan contingencies are quickly disappearing. The Department of Defense—the services and the Joint force—must invest in conventional capabilities that would provide an edge in these conflict scenarios.
May 25, 2022 NATO at 70: Peace in a Changing Security Environment Europe is fragmented, Russia has expanded, and the US has waffled in its stewardship of the liberal order. Long-standing Alliance relationships have been questioned, yet NATO remains the best way to keep the peace in a changing security environment.
May 25, 2022 Ten Propositions Regarding Great Power Politics The global power distribution is changing; China and Russia pose the biggest security challenges to the US. After a 30-year hiatus, great power politics are back and with them, conflict and perhaps great power war. Given the stakes, the article offers 10 propositions.
March 1, 2022 Introduction Introduction to Æther Vol. 1, No. 1 by Lieutenant General James B. Hecker, Commander and President, Air University