Many of the tactics used by modern militaries were forged long before today’s conflicts ever began. During the Cold War, firearms were designed with an eye toward deterrence and large-scale war, but they ended up shaping how real battles were fought in proxy wars and beyond.

Russia is preparing an update to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons. NPR's A Martinez asks Cold War historian Sergey Radchenko what it could mean for the West. Russia is poised to change its nuclear doctrine. Their deputy foreign minister has told ...

Calls from Capitol Hill for "mutually assured destruction" over alleged Russian hacking are raising questions about whether cyber deterrence is even possible. When Congress blew back into town this month, so did a lot of bluster over alleged Russian-backed ...

The Cold War ended more than three decades ago, but many of the weapons built for it never left U.S. service. Designed for a superpower conflict that never happened, these systems instead adapted to entirely new forms of warfare.

Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. It also marks a decisive, and potentially dangerous moment in Moscow’s conflict with the West. The use of what Vladimir Putin said was a ...

IN the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House, top U.S. policymakers are earnestly debating a new book, a brilliant, independent analysis of the nation’s post war diplomatic and military struggle with Communism. Title : Nuclear Weapons and ...

In his inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson famously summarized the thought of George Washington in what is now known as the Washington Doctrine: “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.” The last of the ...

Key Points and Summary - For over three decades since the Cold War, the United States has lacked a coherent strategy for Russia, lurching from one failed "reset" to another. -This stands in stark contrast to the clear, successful Cold War doctrine of ...

Unbeknownst to most Americans, President Bush has just spelled out a new strategic doctrine for protecting this country against terrorism. Call it a doctrine of pre-emption. Its core: The United States must strike at terrorists, or states that sponsor them ...