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Robert Spalding
Col. Robert S. Spalding
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Air Force Col. Robert S. Spalding, III, is a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he oversaw B-2 bombers as vice commander of the 509th Bomb Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Ideas
Future Threats Will Require Much More Than the A-10
Forget the A-10. The Air Force needs a mix of aircraft and capabilities for the 2023 fight. By Col. Robert Spalding
- Robert Spalding
Ideas
Submarines Alone Are Not Enough Nuclear Deterrent
No one leg of the nuclear triad, alone, can be considered an effective deterrence to nuclear war. By Robert Spalding
- Robert Spalding