Summit Report: Nuclear Deterrence in an Uncertain World

Authors

• Manolis Priniotakis, GNSI

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Description

The Global and National Security Institute’s Tampa Summit 6 took place on March 24-25, 2026, and examined a nuclear weapons environment marked by renewed uncertainty, weakened institutions, and rapid strategic change. General (Ret.) Frank McKenzie’s opening keynote framed the central challenge: The nuclear age never ended, but the United States and its allies spent much of the post-Cold War period looking away at other threats while Russia, China, North Korea, and others adapted. The world is now moving from the longstanding and relatively stable “two-body” nuclear order centered on the United States and Russia toward a far more complex “three-body” or even “n-body” system shaped by China’s rapid nuclear expansion, North Korea’s advancing arsenal, and ever-growing proliferation pressures among U.S. allies and partners.

Publication Date

8-17-2026

Keywords

nuclear policy, Russia, China, United States, 3-Body problem, modern extended deterrence, Nuclear Deterrence, US-China-Russia, Proliferation

Recommended Citation

Priniotakis, Manolis, "Summit Report: Nuclear Deterrence in an Uncertain World" (2026). GNSI Summit Reports. 5.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gnsi_summit_reports/5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5038/KMRI2516