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It's Time to Rethink U.S. Defense Strategy

May 22, 2025

Duration 29:50
Commentary

China Evaluates Russia's Use of Hypersonic 'Daggers' in the Ukraine War

Jan 12, 2024

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Commentary

Nov 12, 2025

'House of Dynamite' and Where U.S. Missile Defense Goes from Here

The movie “House of Dynamite” dramatizes a failed U.S. response to a sudden nuclear strike, exposing limits in missile defense. Like past films, it could reignite debate over how America protects itself from nuclear attack.
Commentary

Jul 8, 2025

Golden Dome Could Learn from SDI Politics

President Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative aims to protect the United States, but the program is controversial. What lessons from the politics of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) might be helpful for Golden Dome?
Tool

May 28, 2025

Theater Air Base Resiliency Optimization Model (TAB-ROM): Analyst Guide for Version 2.0

This guide helps analysts use the RAND-developed Theater Air Base Resiliency Optimization Model (TAB-ROM) tool, version 2.0, which identifies the most cost-effective mitigation options to consider in the event of a missile attack on an air base.
Podcast

May 22, 2025

Duration 29:50

It's Time to Rethink U.S. Defense Strategy

RAND's David Ochmanek discusses the erosion of American military power and influence and how the U.S. military can learn to "fight differently."
Commentary

Mar 13, 2024

A New Approach for the U.S. Armed Forces: Q&A with David Ochmanek

The United States and its allies have a window of opportunity to bolster their security and prepare for the global challenges to come. But it's closing fast as China and other adversaries build up their own militaries. Business as usual is no longer sufficient.
Commentary

Jan 12, 2024

China Evaluates Russia's Use of Hypersonic 'Daggers' in the Ukraine War

A Chinese review of Russia's use of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine is pessimistic about their ability to have a major impact on the outcome of the war. It is not yet clear how this insight will affect China's assessments of its own hypersonic arsenal.
Research

Jul 25, 2023

Inflection Point: How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence

The U.S. defense strategy and posture have become insolvent. To defeat evolving threats, such as China's broad military modernization and Russia's reconstituted forces, more-coordinated efforts by the United States and its allies are required.
Expert Insights

Jan 17, 2023

Operational Imperative: Investing Wisely to Bolster U.S. Air Bases Against Chinese and Russian Attacks

In this Perspective, the authors synthesize past RAND research on Chinese and Russian missile threats to U.S. overseas air bases and how the U.S. Air Force can cost-effectively counter them.
Tool

Aug 19, 2022

China's Weapons Exports and Private Security Contractors

RAND researchers provide a visualization of China's military and security influence around the world through the country's exports of weapons and private security contractors during 2018-2021.
Tool

Aug 19, 2022

صادرات الصين من الأسلحة وشركات الأمن الخاصة

يقدم باحثو مؤسسة RAND تصورًا عن النفوذ العسكري والأمني للصين حول العالم من خلال صادرات البلاد من الأسلحة وشركات الأمن الخاصة خلال الأعوام 2018-2021.
Jan 4, 2022

RAND Review: January-February 2022

The cover story highlights the risks of geoengineering -- the large-scale manipulation of environmental processes to control climate. The Q&A with Jacqueline Burns sheds light on how her military experience informs her approach to research and analysis.
Expert Insights

Jan 3, 2022

Modernizing the U.S. Nuclear Triad: The Rationale for a New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

This Perspective describes the role of the Triad in U.S. nuclear weapons policy and the arguments for and against continuing the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program to replace the aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

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