Covid-19 Response Update: October 16-October 23
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from October 16-October 23 by the CSIS International Security Program.
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A Balance of Instability: Effects of a Direct-Ascent Anti-Satellite Weapons Ban on Nuclear Stability
How would new norms for testing space weapons affect nuclear stability and traditional deterrence? Would a direct-ascent ASAT limit or ban create stability or further destabilize the space and nuclear domains?
Military Forces in FY 2021: The Budget and Strategy Overview: Four Challenges and a Wild Card
CSIS Senior Adviser Mark Cancian annually produces a series of papers on US military forces. This first white paper in the series analyzes what DOD did with military forces in FY 2021 and four challenges and a wild card that military forces face in the future.
Covid-19 Response Update: October 9-October 16
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from October 9-October 16 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Cross-domain Competition: How Organizational Stovepipes Create Risks for Shared Missions
Today, traditional nuclear missions increasingly intersect with emerging technical domains such as space and cyber. How can policymakers mitigate the risks that bureaucratic competition can pose to the shared mission of defending the nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system?
Covid-19 Response Update: October 2-October 9
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from October 2-October 9 by the CSIS International Security Program.
What the Continuing Resolution Means for Defense and Space Force Funding in FY 2021
Seamus Daniels and Kaitlyn Johnson analyze the impact of this month’s stopgap spending bill on defense programs and the Space Force.
The Conventional Force Perspective: Nuclear Integration in Doctrine, Concepts, and Exercises
What would detailed conventional nuclear integration in doctrine, concepts, and large-scale exercises look like? Joint concepts inform high-level military doctrine, which in turn provides guidance on what the military should aim to achieve through planning and training in large-scale exercises.
Breaking the Silo: Examining International Security at the Nuclear Nexus
Understanding international security issues at the “nuclear nexus” is critical for managing a contemporary security environment characterized by rapid technological innovation, increased strategic competition, and a looming nuclear shadow.
Covid-19 Response Update: September 25-October 2
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from September 25-October 2 by the CSIS International Security Program.