Setting the Nuclear Deterrence Record Straight:
Commanders’ Perspectives
By Gen Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.)
Former U.S. Strategic Command commanders, Gen Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.), Gen. Robert Kehler USAF (Ret.) and Adm. Charles A. Richard USN (Ret.) set the record straight on nuclear deterrence. Given Russia’s nuclear saber rattling, China’s nuclear break-out, and America’s nuclear triad reset, this conversation is more important than ever.
Today, a plethora of misinformation, falsehoods, and deliberate distortions concerning nuclear deterrence are espoused as “truth” in public forums. They are written in editorial pages, spoken on the news, and even touted by some members of Congress and their staffs. Left unchallenged, these statements run the risk of becoming accepted as factual by the American public. We must never underestimate the importance of the nuclear deterrent; it is the bedrock on which every element of U.S. national security depends.
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Gen. Kevin P. Chilton USAF (Ret.) Explorer Chair at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE)
Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula USAF (Ret.) Dean of the Mitchell Institute
Gen. Robert Kehler USAF (Ret.)8th STRATCOM Commander
Adm. Charles A. Richard USN (Ret.)11th STRATCOM CommanderDownloads
Media Coverage
- Former STRATCOM Bosses: US Must Recommit to Nuclear Deterrent to Combat Russia, China
Air & Space Forces Magazine - Why America Needs a Better Nuclear Weapons Strategy
The National Interest