Patty-Jane Geller, a policy analyst, focuses on nuclear deterrence and missile defense in the Center for National Defense at The Heritage Foundation.
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Forty years ago Thursday, President Ronald Reagan addressed the American people to announce his plan for a national ballistic missile defense system. This new program,… Read More
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Policymakers are increasingly concerned about evidence of increasing cooperation between the United States’ two greatest adversaries, Russia and China. While recent discussion has focused on China… Read More
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As China engages in a rapid nuclear buildup as part of its strategy to achieve global dominance, the Pentagon has announced that the communist nation… Read More
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Service members increasingly are concerned with the growing politicization of the U.S. military, recent polling shows. In October, The Heritage Foundation established an independent panel… Read More
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The Pentagon’s new China Military Power Report provides troubling insights on the extent of the growth of the communist regime’s nuclear arsenal. It describes a… Read More
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The head of the U.S. Strategic Command, Adm. Charles Richard, recently alerted the world that when it comes to deterrence against China, “the ship is… Read More
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Deterrence is a better way to prevent hostilities than appeasement. On Thursday, the Biden administration delayed a routine test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic… Read More
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In the latest episode of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear saber rattling, Russia conducted the first test of its new giant intercontinental ballistic missile, which the West… Read More
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After launching an invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sparked even more global concerns by putting his nuclear forces on high alert. The Daily… Read More
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday morning ordered his military leaders to place nuclear forces on high-alert status during his war on Ukraine. We don’t… Read More
