Defense & Strategic Studies at Missouri State

“We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.”
― George C. Marshall, 'The Papers of George C. Marshall: Selected World War II Correspondence'

We want to give a shout out to our friends at U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, who take on the mission to counter weapons of mass destruction, through training in CBRN (Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear) matters.

May our partnership live on! ☢️☣️🤝🐻

1951: First H-Bomb test (on Enewetak Atoll).

Our sister program is located in Brno, Czech Republic!
The Department of International Relations and European Studies of the Faculty of Social Studies of was established in 2002.
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1758: James Monroe (soldier, statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and president) was born.

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1945 -- U.S. 7th Army & allied forces capture Nuremberg & Stuttgart, in Germany.

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A U.S. submarine locates a missing H-bomb in the Mediterranean, after the 1966 Palomares, Spain, B-52 crash.

DSS Adjunct Professor, USC alumnus, and former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, David Trachtenberg, along with former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Heino Klinck, met with a group of USC Army ROTC cadets visiting DSS last week. They discussed the Foreign Area Officer (FAO) program and current events, including U.S. deterrence strategy, the global implications of Russia’s invasion of , and China’s actions regarding .

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It's at DSS, with https://crsreports.congress.gov

Where theory meets practice: that's where we live.

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In the News...

Did you catch DSS doctorate student and Professor Rebeccah Heinrichs on Fox News or Fox Business last week? Rebeccah addressed issues related to the Russia - Ukraine conflict.

Rebeccah teaches portions of DSS 601 Nuclear Strategy and Deterrence and is currently enrolled in the DSS Professional Doctorate program.

The interview featured Rebeccah as "MO State U Nuclear Deterrence Prof" aired on Feb. 21. Rebeccah is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. The link for the interview pictured is https://video.foxnews.com/v/6298401169001#sp=show-clip

Since that interview, she's been featured again on Fox News and Fox Business. To watch those interviews, please go to the Hudson Institute link: https://www.hudson.org/experts/1054-rebeccah-l-heinrichs, then scroll down to In The Media section.

Congratulations, Rebeccah!

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