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The Right Path to Better Deterrence

The Right Path to Better Deterrence
A concept illustration for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. U.S. Air Force illustration/Public Domain
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Is the West in increasing danger of being attacked with nuclear weapons, whether from a nuclear armed state or a terrorist organization? And if the nuclear threat has accelerated, is the current U.S. deterrent strategy adequate and cost-effective to prevent any such attack? And does an alternative strategy seeking abolition make sense?

Peter Huessy
Peter Huessy
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Peter R. Huessy is the president of Geo-Strategic Analysis and senior fellow of the National Institute for Deterrent Studies.