by Dave Patterson | Mar 20, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Since the mid-1950s, the concept of “deterrence” has been at the forefront of US national security strategy. During the Cold War, deterrence was enshrined in the idea of mutually assured destruction, or MAD. The US and the Soviet Union were both of a mind...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 15, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, International, Opinion
There is no hyperbole in asserting Vladimir Putin is currently the most dangerous man on earth. Leader of a country with nuclear weapons, he shows no reluctance to threaten to use them. But what prompted the Kremlin’s leader to embark, without provocation, on...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 28, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
In what appears a seriously unstable move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has put his nuclear forces in a high state of readiness. Yet, at the very same time, Russia and Ukraine are starting emergency talks on how they might resolve their five-day war. Officials in...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 17, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Sometimes the solution to a problem has been in plain sight all the time. For example, while world leaders attending COP26 dithered over how to reduce reliance on fossil fuel, the U.S. Air Force has taken the initiative to explore powering Eielson Air Force Base in...
by Dave Patterson | May 8, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs
The combat commander charged with defending the U.S. against a nuclear attack provides the sobering assessment that for the first time in its history, “the U.S. faces two nuclear-capable strategic peer competitors at the same time, Russia and China.” A recent Liberty...