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WRITING FOR CSDS

The issues are organized as a sub-set of the Air University's FY13 Strategic Issues List, and include selected topic areas from the USAF Institute for National Security Studies' FY15 list of research topics. If you are interested in publishing on a specific topic for the CSDS, this list provides a
Sept. 1, 2017
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Deterrence and Assurance Missions: AY17 Strategic Deterrence Research Papers, 2017

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Deterrence and Assurance Missions: AY17 Strategic Deterrence Research Papers, 2017 Edited by Dr. Todd Robinson and Al Mauroni, USAF Center for Unconventional Weapons Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL The Air University
Sept. 1, 2017
NPR Next: AY17 Strategic Deterrence Research Papers, 2017

Papers in response to a research question from Lt Gen Weinstein, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, focused on the upcoming Nuclear Posture Review in 2017.
Aug. 1, 2016
Strategic Deterrence Research Papers, 2016

This collection of papers represent the ongoing critical thinking on strategic policy issues conducted at Maxwell AFB.
June 1, 2015
The Shaping of United States Biodefense Posture, 2015

This work conducts a historical analysis utilizing a congruency/process tracing test designed to determine the level of influence that behaviors associated with three distinct theories have had over the U.S. biological program.
Jan. 2, 2015
Chemical and Biological Warfare Overview, 2015

Chemical and Biological Warfare Overview, 2015Authored by USAF Center for Unconventional Weapons Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, ALThis primer offers a basic level of understanding on
Aug. 1, 2014
U.S. Chemical and Biological Warfare Policy: Strategic Deterrents during the Cold War, 2014

This book is a collection of U.S. government documents, primarily from the State Department's "Foreign Relations of the United States," that involve the highest military and civilian leaders discussing the challenge of the Soviet Union's chemical and biological weapons capability
Aug. 1, 2014
The Strategic Challenge of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: AY14 Nuclear Issues Research Group, 2014

The Strategic Challenge of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: AY14 Nuclear Issues Research Group, 2014Edited by Albert J. Mauroni, USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air University, Maxwell AFB, ALThe
July 1, 2014
The Artisanal Nuke, 2014

This thesis examines the artisanal scientific and engineering challenges inherent in maintaining the safety, security and reliability of nuclear weapons within the DOE's Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP.)

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