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Wrong War, Right Weapons: Lessons for the Next Conflict

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Precision-guided munitions contributed to Desert Storm’s sweeping success, but were developed for an adversary and battlefield nothing like the one faced in the Persian Gulf.

Wrong War, Right Weapons Precision-guided munitions contributed to Desert Storm’s sweeping success, but were developed for an adversary and battlefield nothing like the one faced in the Persian Gulf. /images/InDepth/Post76.jpg Wrong War, Right Weapons: Lessons for the Next Conflict 76 Larry Lewis and Don Boroughs Larry Lewis is the Vice President and Director of the Center for Autonomy ... networks, were pivotal technological developments that contributed to Desert Storm’s sweeping success. Ironically, these weapons and systems were developed for an adversary and battlefield nothing like

Kaliningrad: Impregnable Fortress or “Russian Alamo”?

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Steve Wills examines the Russian Port City of Kaliningrad, its significance to the Russian Federation and how Finland’s acceptance into NATO has increased its isolation.

of the Baltic Fleet, and nuclear weapons. What then is Kaliningrad? A great Russian anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) fortress threatening safe transit of the Baltic Sea and the vulnerable Baltic States ... to upgrade its ground forces with new mechanized units that could threaten Kaliningrad in return. NATO has long believed that Kaliningrad has been a deployment location for Russian nuclear weapons ... well-armed, is still surrounded by NATO territory much as West Berlin was encircled by Soviet forces during the Cold War. Yet the specter of Russia’s use of nuclear weapons in defense of Kaliningrad

cna talks: Nuclear Posture Review

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CNA analyst Vince Manzo and special guest Elaine Bunn take a deep dive into the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released in early February of 2018. They discuss the purpose of the NPR, what makes it unique to previous directives, the strategic challenges that this NPR addresses, the ongoing debate over cost, tradeoffs and strategic value, and more.

Nuclear Posture Review CNA analyst Vince Manzo and special guest Elaine Bunn take a deep dive into the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released in early February of 2018. They discuss the purpose of the NPR, what makes it unique to previous directives, the strategic challenges that this NPR addresses, the ongoing debate over cost, tradeoffs and strategic value, and more. Nuclear Posture Review Biographies Vincent Manzo   is an expert in nuclear weapons policy. His research portfolio includes deterrence, extended deterrence, escalation management, strategic stability, and arms control

Private Sector Sanctions on Russia

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John Milton examines how the withdrawal of American corporations from Russia in the wake of the war in Ukraine demonstrates a new form of geopolitical pressure.

example, the sanctions targeting Iran and North Korea to pressure their governments to give up their nuclear weapons programs. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. is continuing ... veiled aggression has minimalized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) options, with vague threats of a nuclear response to any outside intervention. While kinetic warfare seems to be off ... intervention has repeatedly been used as a powerful deterrent to global aggression. However, Putin's aggression against a nation outside of NATO's mutual defense pact and his threat to use nuclear

Russia Assumes Arctic Council Chairmanship Amid Regional Tensions

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Senior officials from Arctic countries and indigenous leaders met in Reykjavik, Iceland, for the 12th Ministerial of the Arctic Council. At the meeting, Russia succeeded Iceland as council chair.

Analyst in CNA's Russia Studies Program where she works on issues related to the Russian military and nuclear weapons. Anya Fink is a Research Analyst in CNA’s Russia Studies Program. Her research focuses on Russian strategy and approaches to deterrence, Russian military thought, and nuclear weapons issues. On May 20, senior officials from Arctic countries and indigenous leaders met

Declining Demographics Challenge South Korea’s Defense

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South Korea’s low birth rate threatens to reduce its troop strength. Seoul is exploring options to compensate, with implications for the US-South Korea alliance.

Korea? How might South Korea’s declining manpower affect its attitude toward acquiring nuclear weapons?  Washington should keep close watch on the progress of the US-South Korea relationship

The China- Russia ‘No Limits’ Partnership Is Still Going Strong

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Elizabeth Wishnick explores how the war in Ukraine has impacted China and Russia's partnership as well as the relationship between Xi and Putin.

that Putin could escalate in a way that would force China to respond – by using tactical nuclear weapons, for example. But what Xi would probably have been most concerned about is Russia’s domestic

Digging Deeper on Great Power Competition in a New US Administration

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Over the past few years, great power competition (GPC) has become the organizing principle for US national strategy.

lanes and commerce . In addition to managing the escalation of competition with Russia, the US will need to cooperate with Moscow on issues such as nuclear arms control, especially given ... exporter of weapons in the world and is a competitor to the US in this arena. This includes French defense sales to India, which the US designated as a major defense partner and has been a focal point

ai with ai: Nuclear War and/or Better French Fries

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Andy and Dave discuss a couple of recent reports and events on AI, including the Sixth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR). Next, Edward Ott and fellow researchers have applied machine learning to replicate chaotic attractors, using "reservoir computing." Andy describes the reasons for his excitement in seeing how far out this technique is able to predict a 4th order nonlinear partial differential equation. Next, Andy and Dave discuss a few adversarial attack-related topics: a single-pixel attack for fooling deep neural network (DNN) image classifiers; an Adversarial Robustness Toolbox from IBM Research Ireland, which provides an open-source software library to help researchers in defending DNN against adversarial attacks; and the susceptibility of the medical field to fraudulent attacks. The BAYOU project takes another step toward giving AI the ability to program new methods for implementing tasks. And Uber Labs releases source code that can train a DNN to play Atari games in about 4 hours on a *single* 48-core modern desktop! Finally, after a review of a few books and videos, including Paul Scharre's new book "Army of None," Andy and Dave conclude with a discussion on potatoes.

with a discussion on potatoes. Nuclear War and/or Better French Fries BREAKING How Might Artificial Intelligence Affect the Risk of Nuclear War?   - RAND Corp (30 April - 3 May)   Sixth ... on Military Applications of AI (April 24) Book of the week: Paul Scharre,   Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War     Video lecture on book release TOPICS Using

cna talks: NSS Event: Nuclear Cooperation with Strategic Competitors

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In this bonus episode of CNA Talks, we are bringing you the recording of CNA’s recent National Security Seminar, “Nuclear Cooperation with Strategic Competitors,” which was held on March 21, 2023. The event featured panelists Timothy McDonnell and Rose Gottemoeller. McDonnell is the author of a recent CNA publication entitled, “Working with the Adversary: Great Power Cooperation and Nuclear Risk Management.” This report uses archival sources to examine three historical cases of great power nuclear cooperation, distilling lessons and insights for practitioners. During the event Dr. McDonnell shared his findings and then discussed them with Gottemoeller, a seasoned arms control practitioner, about its findings and implications. The event was moderated by CNA’s Mary Chesnut.  

and chief US negotiator for the New START Treaty, US State Department Timothy P. McDonnell, Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program , CNA. He is the author of the report, “Working with the Adversary: Great Power Cooperation and Nuclear Risk Management.” Mary Chesnut , Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Russia Studies Program , CNA ... NSS Event: Nuclear Cooperation with Strategic Competitors In this bonus episode of CNA Talks, we are bringing you the recording of CNA’s recent National Security Seminar, “Nuclear Cooperation