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US Medium-range Missiles in Germany: Bringing Deterrence and Arms Control Together – New IFSH Policy Brief

Starting in 2026, the U.S. plans to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles in Germany. The German government has approved this decision, but  ...

Ulrich Kühn in the Media: North Korean Troops, ATACMs and more in the Ukraine War

On Deutschlandfunk radio, Ulrich Kühn spoke about the North Korean troops in Russia (link). In the Berliner Morgenpost he spoke about  ...

Alexander Graef in the Media: Russian Nuclear Doctrin, ATACMs, Ukraine-War

Reuters quoted Alexander Graef on Russia’s new nuclear doctrine (Link). He spoke to The Moscow Times about Ukraine’s use of ATACMs (Link). He  ...

New Medium-Range Missiles and the Danger of Nuclear Escalation

How does the planned deployment of new US medium-range missiles relate to the risk of nuclear escalation in Europe? In Wissenschaft  ...

The Return of Medium-Range Missiles: The Historical Context

What are the similarities and differences between the NATO Double-Track Decision of 1979 and the decision of July 10, 2024 to  ...

Forecasting Costs of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Against a Major Nuclear Strike

What if all the technical issues involving U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) have been resolved, and it is operating with targeted  ...

US Intermediate-Range Missiles in Germany: Article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

In their article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Dr. Alexander Graef and Tim Thies look at the implications of the planned deployment of US  ...

Video Online: “It’s (not) rocket science” – rocket potentials explained in an understandable way

IFSH contribution to the German Forum on Security Policy 2023 The use of missiles in military contexts, the entities they pose threats  ...