Charles A. Richard

Admiral Richard is the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command.

Articles by Charles A. Richard

The sea-based strategic deterrent inherent in the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile submarines will remain a vital part of our national defense. Here, the USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) is at sea in late 2020 off the Hawaiian Islands.

Forging 21st-Century Strategic Deterrence

By Admiral Charles A. Richard, U.S. Navy

February 2021

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Department of Defense (DoD) has not had to consider the possibility of great power competition with a nuclear-capable peer.

Charles A. Richard

Articles by Charles A. Richard

Forging 21st-Century Strategic Deterrence

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