The NIDS View

James, Curtis, Adam and guest, Zak Kallenborn, discuss Zak's article which explores the topic of nuclear weapons and their role in deterring great power war.

Jim, Adam, Curtis and Chris look at an article in War on the Rocks and discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in nuclear stability and command and control systems.

Jim and Adam look at article 'The Return of Nuclear Escalation, How America's Adversaries Have Hijacked Its Old Deterrent Strategy' by Keir Lieber and Daryl Press and discuss how adversaries rely on nuclear weapons to compensate for their conventional military weaknesses.

Jim, Adam and Chris discuss article in National Institute for Public Policy by Michael Ruhl and argue that the US may withdraw its commitment to protect Europe with its nuclear umbrella

Jim, Curtis and Adam discuss the key deterrence events of 2023 and their predictions for 2024.

Guests Steve Blank and Peter Huessy join Adam and Curtis as they discuss Russia, its nuclear weapons policy, and how that fits into Russian security and foreign policy related to Ukraine and the balance of deterrence.

Jim, Adam and Curtis debate whether we should keep the SLCM-N program based on an article by David Kern in War on the Rocks. https://warontherocks.com/2023/12/cancelling-the-new-sea-launched-nuclear-cruise-missile-is-the-right-move/

Adam, Chris, Jim, and special guest and China expert, Dr. Alex Littlefield, address if the U.S. and China are in a cold war and how that affects our deterrence posture and a potential hot war.

The NIDS team discusses an article, written by the NIDS Team, covering the most alarming aspects of the The Pentagon's China Military Report.

The NIDS Team discusses an article about potential devastation from a nuclear attack and discusses things for which they are thankful.

The NIDS team discusses the Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) which is expected to arrive by 2030 and they introduce their newest VP of Outreach, Chris Stewart.

The NIDS Team debates the plans for the new B61.

The NIDS Team discusses the future of arms control with Senior Fellow Dr. Kerry Kartchner.

Jim, Curtis, and Adam discuss their unique approach to victory with China. In the end, we do not always agree.

NIDS presents multiple views on whether the U.S. can deter a war without adding new nuclear capabilities based upon a recent article.

The NIDS team is joined by Kimberly Cherington, Producer of The Nuclear View, to review some of their favorite moments of the podcast and celebrate the first anniversary of NIDS.

Kirk Fansher, NIDS Sr. Fellow, reflects on his experience at the AFA National Convention and some of the most compelling themes from the conference.

The NIDS team discusses their Air Force experiences with special guest, Former Congressman Chris Stewart, in his first public comments since resigning from congress.

Review Sec of AF Kendall Warns Air Force Not Yet Optimized for China Threat: Is He Correct?

The NIDS team discusses how deterrence must change to meet forecasted actions by our adversaries. Do we have the right nuclear deterrence to be effective?

NIDS discusses the efforts at Sandia National Labs Radiation Electrical Sciences deterrence research with Director Bryan Oliver.

Adam Lowther provides his review of the 2023 STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium.

Jim and Curtis finally introduce NIDS to the audience. Learn more about what we have done and where we are going.

The NIDS teams discussed their recent article and describe how the bombings affected future warfare.

The NIDS team discusses the latest article from POLITICO on the titular subject of the with author Bryan Bender