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A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
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Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Prepared keynote remarks from Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr.
Hudson Institute hosted the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., for a discussion on Russian and Chinese nuclear weapons. Lt. Gen. Ashley provided keynote remarks and engaged in a discussion with Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs. This was followed by a panel of senior government officials who discussed the global landscape for arms control.
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