David C. Gompert

Jul 12, 2023 | wsj.com | David C. Gompert

The mutiny of Yevgeny Prigozhin ’s Wagner militia prompted the U.S. government to assess the risk that the Russian military might lose control of its nuclear weapons. While prudent, this immediate concern barely touches the grave nuclear dangers the world would face in the event of Vladimir Putin’s collapse or removal.

Apr 13, 2023 | rollcall.com | David C. Gompert

While private sector demand for emerging technologies is soaring, a recent McKinsey report says that the government is late in adopting them. We have seen this before: it took the U.S. government a decade — the 1980s — to embrace digital networking. That delay did not matter much, as the rival superpower was feeble in networking and in any case, moribund. But it matters today, as the United States is faced with diverse and mounting national security dangers, from China to climate change.

Feb 9, 2023 | nuclear-news.net | David C. Gompert |Christina MacPherson

China’s spy balloon can help deflate US nuclear tensions with Beijing Defense News, By David Gompert and Hans Binnendijk 8 Feb 23The row over China’s surveillance balloon could, once the dust settles, present a chance to begin lessening the risk of nuclear war between the two superpowers.

Feb 7, 2023 | defensenews.com | David C. Gompert |Hans Binnendijk

The row over China’s surveillance balloon could, once the dust settles, present a chance to begin lessening the risk of nuclear war between the two superpowers. While the United States is right to charge China with violating its airspace in an apparent attempt to spy on America’s strategic missile systems in Montana, this episode reminds us that the two nations have no mechanism to exchange views and clear up misconceptions on the purpose of their respective nuclear arsenal.