Amy J. Nelson

A Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defence unit amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, is seen at a compound of the Scientific Research Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine and the Kinzhal: Don’t believe the hypersonic hype

Alexander H. Montgomery and Amy J. Nelson

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict outside the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

What to do about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Amy J. Nelson and Chinon Norteman

Thursday, March 23, 2023

FILE PHOTO: The Virginia-class USS North Dakota (SSN 784) submarine is seen during bravo sea trials in this U.S. Navy handout picture taken in the Atlantic Ocean August 18, 2013. The Navy commissioned its newest attack submarine North Dakota, during a ceremony October 25, 2014, at Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, defense officials announced. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout (MID-SEA - Tags: MILITARY) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS/File Photo

Around the halls: AUKUS defines an emerging alliance at sea

Bruce Jones, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ryan Hass, Amy J. Nelson, Tom Stefanick, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge, and Andrew Yeo

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

In preparation for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch, 1st Lt. Kimberly Erskine, Missile Combat Crew commander from Malmstrom Air Force Base, practices procedures at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., March 19, 2015. Picture taken March 19, 2015. To Match Special Report USA-NUCLEAR/ICBM U.S. Air Force/Michael Peterson/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Arms control needs a shot in the arm

Friday, February 3, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) stands in the closing ceremony of the 20th Party Congress, where he affirmed China's commitment to AI development and "intelligent warfare." (Koki Kataoka/The Yomiuri Shimbun).

The PLA’s Strategic Support Force and AI Innovation

Amy J. Nelson and Gerald L. Epstein

Friday, December 23, 2022

Handout photo shows a Dassault Rafale jet fighter carrying a ASMPA (medium-range air to surface missile) French nuclear air-launched cruise missile. Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments on the French response in case of a Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine have drawn fire from observers and political opponents at home. During an interview with French TV channel France 2, the French president said on Wednesday that Paris would “evidently” not use nuclear weapons in response to a Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine. Photo by MBDA via ABACAPRESS.COM

How not to estimate the likelihood of nuclear war

Amy J. Nelson and Alexander H. Montgomery

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

United States President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 03 October 2022. President Biden and the first lady are traveling to Puerto Rico to receive a briefing, meet with families and community leaders and participate in a service project following the island wide damage from Hurricane Fiona.Featuring: President Joe BidenWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 03 Oct 2022Credit: Shawn Thew/POOL/CNP/startraksphoto.com/Cover Images

Around the Halls: Assessing the 2022 National Security Strategy

Shadi Hamid, Daniel S. Hamilton, Ryan Hass, Bruce Jones, Patricia M. Kim, Suzanne Maloney, Amy J. Nelson, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Natan Sachs, Bruce Riedel, Melanie W. Sisson, Mireya Solís, Constanze Stelzenmüller, and Andrew Yeo

Friday, October 14, 2022

A US Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron performs dynamic hoist training with an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in Romania on Wednesday March 9, 2022 during joint training missions with the Romanian air force in support of the NATO alliance. The U.S. military ordered the deployment of 500 additional troops to Europe, pushing the total number of American forces on the continent to about 100,000 as it seeks to deter Russia from broadening its unprovoked war in Ukraine, Pentagon officials said Monday. (US DOD/EYEPRESS)

Mind the escalation aversion: Managing risk without losing the initiative in the Russia-Ukraine war

Amy J. Nelson and Alexander H. Montgomery

Friday, March 11, 2022

Servicemen of the Ukrainian National Guard take positions in central Kyiv, after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine, February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Around the halls: Implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Pavel K. Baev, Jessica Brandt, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeremy Greenwood, Samantha Gross, Daniel S. Hamilton, Bruce Jones, Marvin Kalb, Patricia M. Kim, Suzanne Maloney, Amy J. Nelson, Thomas Pickering, Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge, Shibley Telhami, David G. Victor, and Andrew Yeo

Friday, February 25, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Skyler Stevens uses new night optics technology during Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2018 (ANTX-18) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 19, 2018. Picture taken March 19, 2018. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Is the U.S. military’s futurism obsession hurting national security?

Amy J. Nelson and Alexander H. Montgomery

Tuesday, January 18, 2022