First strike Articles

Arm Wrestling

Richard Weitz | Feb 29, 2008
As Russia and the United States break the armistice, will China play referee?

The Three 'Nos' Knows

Graham Allison | Nov 12, 2007
In the previous issue of The National Interest, John Mueller argued that the threats from nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism and nuclear war are exagger

Apocalypse When?

Graham Allison
Joseph Cirincione
William C. Potter
John Mueller
| Nov 12, 2007

A Strategic Defense Initiative

Carnes Lord | Jun 01, 2004
This is not your father's "Star Wars." Missile Defense is real, it's coming, and it will be a indispensible instrument of American power.

Continental Divides

Josef Joffe | Mar 01, 2003
It took awhile--more than a dozen years, in point of fact--but the natural tendency in international politics for states to balance against the power of a hegemon has emerged. In western Europe, of all places.

Cruise Control: A Case for Missile Defense

Michael O'Hanlon | Mar 01, 2002
There are 75,000 cruise missiles in the world, and the chance that some could fall into nefarious hands isn't nearly small enough.

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