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Sentinel (GBSD) – Studies and Reports
Read key studies and reports about the U.S. Air Force’s Sentinel (GBSD) program, which will modernize the ground-based leg of the nuclear triad.
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Long Shadows: Deterrence in a Multipolar Nuclear Age
May 2022 – Center for a New American Security
![The Heritage Foundation news The Heritage Foundation logo](https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/jssmedia/wp-content/uploads/The-Heritage-Foundation-news.jpg?mh=300&rev=2674c37602e4435ca92ce34d07daa71a)
The Nuclear Posture Review Must Account for a Growing Chinese Nuclear Threat
January 2022 – The Heritage Foundation
![Rand GBSD Report missile trail in space](https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/jssmedia/wp-content/uploads/Rand-GBSD-Report-3.jpg?mh=300&rev=db79b979291849a3ab7cf60d07f1f641)
Modernizing the U.S. Nuclear Triad: The Rationale for a New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
January 2022 – RAND
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Understanding American Voters’ Sentiment on Strategic Nuclear Deterrence
September 2021 – Mitchell Institute Studies
![GBSD NIPP Report blue world map](https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/jssmedia/wp-content/uploads/GBSD-NIPP-Report.jpg?mh=300&rev=7c6e720dc3f94f49873dc7a2353d8b4f)
Safety in Diversity: The Strategic Value of ICBMs and the GBSD in the Nuclear Triad
May 2021 – NIPP
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The Downsides of Downsizing: Why the United States Needs Four Hundred ICBMs
March 2021 – Atlantic Council
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Extending New START Makes U.S. Nuclear Modernization Imperative
March 2021 – Heritage Foundation
![GBSD NATOs Nuclear Deterrence four flags blowing in the wind](https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/jssmedia/wp-content/uploads/GBSD-NATOs-Nuclear-Deterrence.jpg?mh=300&rev=fc7d6d843a2f47b5a3d771a3634cac9d)
NATO’s Nuclear Deterrence: More Important, Yet More Contested
February 2019 – NATO Defense College
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![GBSD CSBA missile trails against blue sky](https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/jssmedia/wp-content/uploads/GBSD-CSBA.jpg?mh=300&rev=a11c00e7e9ba4fd79d91120c62617745)
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U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments and Issues
March 2018 – Congressional Research Service
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America’s Nuclear Backbone: The Value of ICBMs and the New Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
January 2017 – Mitchell Institute
![A Nuclear Strategy and Posture for 2030 A Nuclear Strategy and Posture for 2030](https://cdn.northropgrumman.com/-/jssmedia/wp-content/uploads/Studies_Reports_Oct_2015.jpg?mh=300&rev=3c4cb002828c4db3b3c51d8947b2521e)
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