Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Nuclear arms limitation stands at a historical turning point today. If the New START Treaty is not renewed, a far more ...

In a time when the United States and the Western allies appear weak on the international scene, restoring deterrence needs to be Job One as the NATO 75 th anniversary summit begins today in Washington ...

The disarmament community in their pursuit of global zero makes a number of faulty assumptions. For example, they assume all retaliatory uses of nuclear weapons will quickly lead to the massive ...

In a forthcoming paper in AEI’s Affording Defense project, I argue that the US nuclear force structure requires enhanced strike capacity, flexibility, and selectivity. Enhanced strike capacity due to ...

It turns out Europe’s favorite American import isn’t fast food or Netflix. It’s missiles, and Europe needs to start making its own. Today, Europe is in no position to do so. As is common in asymmetric ...

Poland's Chief of General Staff highlights preparations for war, stressing the importance of deterrence and military ...

Rising tensions in the Asia Pacific are leading to a security dilemma, in which the United States, China and other regional governments are escalating their militarisation based on perceived threats ...

The U.S. Army in national and alliance strategy -- Atomic weapons and limited war -- The Pentomic army in Germany -- The ROAD army and flexible response -- The ROAD ...

Kerry M. Kartchner and Michael S. Gerson, “Escalation to Limited Nuclear War,” in On Limited Nuclear War in the 21 st Century, eds., Jeffrey A. Larson and Kerry M. Kartchner (Stanford: Stanford ...