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DATE: August 27, 2025 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am ET

Watch our discussion with the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration for the United States Air Force. While nuclear deterrence is always important, the current threat environment heightens the critical nature of this mission. Added to this is the reality that the U.S is in the midst of recapitalizing all three legs of its nuclear triad, plus NC3. In this position, Lt Gen Gebara is responsible for strategic deterrence policy, nuclear oversight, arms control and the Department of Defense foreign clearance program, as well as providing focus on the nuclear deterrence and countering weapons of mass destruction missions for the Air Force.

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Lt Gen Andrew J. GebaraDeputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration

Brig Gen Houston Cantwell USAF (Ret.)Senior Resident Fellow for Airpower Studies, Mitchell Institute

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