Timothy Wright
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Research Associate, Defence and Military Analysis Programme, @IISS_org. Strategic and theatre-range missiles, arms control. Missile Dialogue Initiative.
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https://www.iiss.org/people/defence-and-military-analysis/timothy-wright 30-05-2019 18:52:01
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In a March white paper, the government pledged to reinvigorate the nuclear-powered submarine and deterrent industrial base.
Read Nick Childs and Timothy Wright’s #MilitaryBalance analysis. bit.ly/3xp6e65
Are the UK’s Trident launch failures a cause for concern?
No. The Trident-II D5 is very reliable, with a 3.7% total failure rate (and only 3/196 since 1990).
Here's a longer answer with facts and a cracking chart (thanks to amazing work by Jonathan McDowell):
iiss.org/online-analysi…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen the use of ballistic and cruise missiles as well as direct attack munitions by both participants.
Read the #MissileDialogueInitiative assessment ➡ go.iiss.org/45zVXiF
#MilitaryBalance : Although the Netherlands spends less on defence than some of its neighbours, its procurement of long-range strike capabilities represents one of the most serious efforts by a European NATO member to redress existing capability gaps.
➡ go.iiss.org/3P0wd9C
As always it was a pleasure sharing the panel with learned scholars and researchers William Alberque, Timothy Wright, Ashfaque Arain, our moderator Adil, and above all the wonderful students of FASS - AIR UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD
Today FASS - AIR UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD hosted IISS News for an interactive session
With Adil moderating our panelists William Alberque, Timothy Wright, Ashfaque Arain & Prof Dr Ali Sarosh, and with avid participation by our students 💪💪, we covered everything from geopolitics to astropolitics
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The Netherlands is planning to strengthen its long-range strike capabilities. Its procurement choices also highlight long-standing capability gaps and a shortage of European alternatives.
iiss.org/online-analysi… via Timothy Wright
A good examination of missile capabilities across the Western Pacfic from the IISS News by Veerle Nouwens 温丽玉, Timothy Wright, Euan Graham and Blake Herzinger.
iiss.org/research-paper…
China’s targeting capabilities are very likely to be sufficient to support attacks against fixed targets throughout most of the first island chain and beyond.
Read the ISS research paper by Veerle Nouwens 温丽玉, Timothy Wright, Euan Graham and Blake Herzinger:
➡ go.iiss.org/490oHDA
Missile arsenals are growing at an exponential rate in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read the latest IISS research paper by experts Veerle Nouwens 温丽玉, Timothy Wright, Euan Graham and Blake Herzinger:
➡ go.iiss.org/490oHDA
North Korea has supplied Russia with ‘several dozen’ short-range ballistic missiles - confirmed by US’s John Kirby.
Timothy Wright and Joseph Dempsey provide their analysis. #MissileDialogueInitiative bit.ly/4bbvUm6
Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been threatening shipping in the Red Sea with an increasingly diverse and capable range of anti-ship missiles.
Fabian Hinz explains. bit.ly/3vu65NB