Patty-Jane Geller

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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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    • Opinion

    40 Years After Reagan, Neglected US Missile Defense Is Dangerously Obsolete

    Patty-Jane Geller
    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, known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, or SDI, was envisioned to eventually protect the United States from any Soviet nuclear attack. However, years of force degradation and confusing policies from…
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    • Opinion

    Russia Helping China Speed Up Its Nuclear Buildup. US Unprepared to Counter It.

    Jack Kraemer
    • Opinion

    China Surpasses US in Nuclear Missile Launchers; US Unprepared to Deter Growing Threat

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    Within Ranks, Trust in Our Military Declines Amid Politicization of National Defense

    Jack Kraemer
    • Opinion

    Pentagon Report on China’s Military Highlights Nuclear Buildup That Could Overtake America

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    3 Ways Chinese Nuclear Buildup Threatens US National Security Interests

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    Biden Administration Cancels Routine Missile Test to Appease an Adversary … Again

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    Biden Projects Weakness in Response to Putin’s Nuclear Saber Rattling

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    Answers to 6 Big Questions About Putin’s Nuclear Threats

    Fred Lucas
    • Opinion

    In a Dangerous Move, Putin Orders Nuclear Forces to High Alert

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    Russian Nuclear Exercise a Reminder That Nuclear Deterrence Isn’t Relic of Past

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    Israel’s Laser Missile Defenses Show Promise for the Future

    Cullen Geahigan
    • Opinion

    Russia’s Small Nukes Are a Big Problem

    Peter Brookes
    • Opinion

    7 Items on Our Christmas National Defense Wish List

    Thomas Spoehr
    • Opinion

    Pentagon’s China Military Power Report Confirms Beijing’s Nuclear Ambitions

    Patty-Jane Geller
    • Opinion

    China’s Test of Orbital Hypersonic Missile Is a Big Deal

    Patty-Jane Geller