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20th Century, Air Defence, Air Power, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Carrier Strike Group, China, Cold War, Command & Control, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Fleet Air Arm, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Maritime Security, Modernisation, National Defence, National Security, Naval Aviation, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Risk Management, Russia, Sea Power, Submarines, United States Navy, USNI

13 minutes, 4 seconds

The Case Against Nuclear Weapons on Aircraft Carriers

By Lt Cdr Chris Pagenkopf USN,

21 Jul 26

Ed. As firepower and lethality increasingly become central to warfighting doctrine and escalation at sea, the reintroduction of ship and submarine tactical nuclear weapons has been proposed as a means of closing the gap. The author takes the argument for carrier-based nuclear weapons to task. Originally published in the USNI’s Proceedings, July 2026. A 10 minute read.

20th Century, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Book Reviews, Cold War, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Navy, Submarines

0 minutes, 1 second

Latest Book Review, 17 July 2026

17 Jul 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book exploring the history of the Royal Navy’s submarine forces during the Cold War.

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20th Century, Admiralty, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Baltic, Budgets and Finance, Canada, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Education, Europe, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Expeditionary Force, Joint Forces, Leadership, Logistics, Maritime Strategy, Ministry of Defence, National Defence, NATO, Naval Staff, Nuclear Deterrence, Organisational Theory, People, Readiness, Russia, Service Culture, Shaping The Future, Strategy, The Naval Review, United States of America, Veterans

13 minutes, 23 seconds

The Post-American Posture: A ‘NATO First’ Imperative for the UK and Europe

By RAdm Tim Henry,

01 Jul 26

Ed. By the time you read this in the hardcopy, the NATO Summit in Ankara will have taken place. However, this article by the Naval Review’s Chairman gives a clear indication, and a warning, of the general direction in which the United States wishes to steer the Alliance. A 15 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Armed Forces, Coastal Forces, Cyberwarfare, Deterrence, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Escalation, Europe, General, Geostrategy, Hybrid Warfare, Information Operations, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, National Security, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Operational Art, Political Theory, Risk Management, Rules of Engagement, Russia, Sea Power, Strategy, Submarines, Ukraine

16 minutes, 46 seconds

To what extent does Russia represent a threat to the United Kingdom

By SO2 Hoovers and Brasso,

17 Jun 26

Ed. This article argues that although the Ukraine War has degraded Russian conventional forces, Moscow’s hybrid and grey zone warfare capability remains a persistent and growing national security concern. A 15 minute read.

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25 minutes, 19 seconds

The Invisible War: Anatomy of orbital conflict and the institutional paralysis at its heart

By Paul Szymanski & Calogero Bonasia,

26 May 26

Ed. The expert authors investigate the history of 21^st century space warfare, a legally undefined arena for grey zone conflict. A 25 minute read.

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14 minutes, 24 seconds

Lead, Fight, Win: Reforming the Royal Navy to ensure that it is optimised for Warfighting

By General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE ADC RM, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff,

30 Apr 26

Ed. If the recent conflict in the Middle East has confirmed anything, it is that sea power remains essential to our nation’s prosperity. Much has been written about Operation EPIC FURY, the rapidly evolving threats we face and our ability to counter them, and how advances in drones, uncrewed and autonomous systems have forever changed the way we fight. But some things remain constant, as evidenced by Iran shutting the Strait of Hormuz, the vital maritime chokepoint through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits.

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22 minutes, 52 seconds

A Middle East Close to Chaos: Syria; Iran; Israel, the US and the West

By Richard Little,

25 Mar 26

Ed. Originally published in November 2012 [100/4, p. 363], members may find this article from the NR’s archive instructive as to how geostrategic developments in the Persian Gulf have changed (or not) over the past decade and a half. A 25 minute read.

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0 minutes, 2 seconds

Latest Book Review, 10 March 2026

10 Mar 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers a book examining the contemporary Indian and Chinese navies and their development in the context of the evolving Indo-Pacific strategic environment.

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10 minutes, 34 seconds