Dr. Tyler Bowen, Stanton Visiting Scientist in the Air Force Academy’s Department of Political Science and Scowcroft Fellow with its Institute for National Security Studies discusses the continuing importance of nuclear weapons in today’s world as Russia makes threats as part of its armed diplomacy in the war against Ukraine and mainland China remains on track to dramatically expand its nuclear arsenal in the next several years.

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