Report Release Webinar – The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
CSBA Counselor Eric Edelman is joined by Franklin Miller and Austin Long to discuss nuclear command, control, and communications in this webinar discussion panel moderated by CSBA President and CEO Tom Mahnken.
Breaking the Firepower versus Protection Paradox
Greg Malandrino and Dao Tran discuss the U.S. Air Force’s dilemma of balancing protecting high-value aerial assets (HVAA) without sacrificing offensive firepower. They review the growing need for HVAA protection against Chinese threats and outline how using uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft could break the firepower-protection paradox.
Delegate to Innovate: Why Acquisition Reform Alone Can’t Fix Military Innovation (And How to Succeed Anyway)
Senior Fellow Thane Clare argues that defense innovation failure is caused by the diffusion of decision-making authority across the Department of Defense. He uses the case studies of Admiral Rickover and General Schriever to illustrate how empowering leaders to plan, prioritize, and act protected from bureaucracy enables innovation success.
Rising Stars Over the Pacific? Cultivating Indo-Pacific Expertise in the U.S. Armed Forces
Thomas G. Mahnken and Thomas P. Mahnken examine how the strategic value of the Indo-Pacific region has been reflected in efforts to build regional expertise among the U.S. armed Services. They examine the past, present, and future of the Services to assess how much they have shifted to reflect changing geographic priorities.
The Three-Body Problem: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
Eric Edelman discusses the novel challenge facing the United States: the need to simultaneously deter two nuclear peers. He provides an overview of Chinese and Russian nuclear capabilities and the importance of modernizing the U.S. system of nuclear command, control, and communications as a key enabler in deterring nuclear decapitation.
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