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Not all EMP is alike. Dr. Wally Clark describes the various types of EMP and give examples.

Dr. Wally Clark describes the unique outputs of Blast Overpressure and Shock from a nuclear weapon.

Dr. Wally Clark describes the thermal radiation energy output from nuclear weapons.

Dr. Wally Clark provides an overview of the primary nuclear effects and begins with a description of EMP. This is a part of a multi-part series related to nuclear effects.

Dr. James Petrosky describes the principles of hardness, diversity and evolution as principles to a survivability strategy.

Dr. James Petrosky describes the methods used to system survivability and provides examples based upon certain nuclear effects.

Dr. James Petrosky lays out the basic concepts of nuclear survivability in an amusing yet informative story.

Not all warfare is executed on the same scale. Dr. Adam Lowther discusses each and how each can lead to larger scale conflict or a deterrent effect.

As technology advances, the time for warning and response is reduced. Dr. Adam Lowther describes how this affects deterrence.

Dr. Adam Lowther explains what nuclear deterrence to our U.S. citizens.

Dr. James Petrosky teaches about nuclear vs. convention fuels with respect to the location of the detonation.

Dr. Sam Stanton explains the concepts of Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, and Constructivism to understand past and current behaviors as well as future predictors of actors in the international system.

Dr. Adam Lowther provides the implications of various deterrence theories.

Dr. James Petrosky discusses the difference in nuclear and conventional fuels and how they change the availability of weapons. and deterrence methods.

Bill Murphy (NIDS Senior Fellow) discusses the TRIAD…and how it provides the “capability” portion of the deterrence equation. He provides information and characteristics on each of the three legs; Intercontinental Ballistic missiles (ICBMs), Submarine-launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) and Nuclear capable Bombers. He wraps up by identifying the reasons the US needs to successfully field modernize...

Dr. Christine Leah is a NIDS fellow, she has government experience, she was a visiting fellow at CISS in Pakistan, a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University, a Stanton Postdoctoral Fellow in Nuclear Security at MIT, a visiting fellow at Nanyang Technological University, a journalist at Karen News. She has also worked at RAND, IISS and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. She completed her...

Dr. Adam Lowther discusses what deterrence is all about.

In this episode, Dr. James Petrosky explains the basic differences between conventional and nuclear detonation from a military characteristics and effects perspective.

Dr. Adam Lowther describes the definition of deterrence, where it resides and why it is important. He explains the three forms of deterrence; dissuasion, denial, and threat.