Are Nukes Still the Answer?
Why should we still invest and employ nuclear weapons? No other country has shown the tangible will to utilize nuclear weapons. We all stay postured due to other countries Can we disarm to win? What would be the effect if the U.S. would be the first country to disarm?
- Carter, Lt. Col. Mark A., "Critical Reactions: The role of Crisis in Advancing Nuclear Science and Technology," SAASS thesis, 2025, 103 pgs.
- While addressing nuclear investment broadly through the lens of science, Carter justifies continued investment in the nuclear enterprise by highlighting its indispensable dual-purpose benefits. He points out that the same scientific foundations that underpin weapons also deliver critical breakthroughs essential to the American way of life, such as sterile insect techniques for sustainable agriculture, advanced medical diagnostics (like PET imaging and Technetium-99m), cancer-treating radiation therapies, and reliable consumer energy technologies. Carter concludes that robustly investing in and understanding nuclear science is non-negotiable for ensuring national security, economic stability, and public health, proving that the value of the nuclear enterprise extends far beyond mere deterrence.
- Lee, Maj. Ryan M., "Strategic Fallout: A Study of U.S. Public Opinion and Nuclear Weapons Policy," SAASS thesis, 2025, 116 pgs.
- Stutzriem, Maj. Stephen E., "Fending Off: How Nuclear Modernization is Critical to Deterrence in an Era of Multi-Polar Great Power Competition," GCPME thesis, 2024, 46 pgs.
- Vann, Lt. Col. Ray, "The US Military's Unwinnable War," AF Fellows Research, published in Global Security Review, April 2024.