Space and Defense
Abstract
To address intensified strategic competition with Russia and China, the United States should reinstate funding for a modern nuclear Test Readiness Program.
The U.S. has never faced the threat of two adversarial powers with nuclear arsenals that equal our own. With the emphasis on great power competition and mounting aggression by both China and Russia, the risk of conflict with either or both powers is growing. Currently, the U.S. is ill prepared for the possible existential challenge that is deterring conflict with two major nuclear peer adversaries. America’s defense strategy and approach towards the international order must change to protect its vital interests and improve global stability.
DOI
10.32873/uno.dc.sd.15.02.1275
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Tang, Mark
(2024)
"Atomic Assurance: Funding a Modern U.S. Test Readiness Program,"
Space and Defense: Vol. 15:
No.
2, Article 26.
DOI: 10.32873/uno.dc.sd.15.02.1275
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https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/spaceanddefense/vol15/iss2/26
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