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The Golden Dome is Missing a Key Focus

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – On January 27, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at defending the U.S. against an attack by [...] More

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The 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense Plan – and a New Arms Race

OPINION — “The space-based interceptor piece was not in the [missile defense] architecture plan as we were before January 27 [when President Trump [...] More

Expert Q&A: Could Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ Fill U.S. Missile Defense Gaps?

EXPERT Q&A — President Donald Trump has called for the establishment of a new missile defense shield for the U.S., which he has dubbed an “Iron Dome [...] More

Expert Q&A: Guam ‘No Safer Today’ Despite US Efforts

EXPERT Q&A — The U.S. has been pursuing a new integrated missile defense system for Guam, a U.S. territory in the Western Pacific that plays a [...] More

Trump is Right to Prioritize Homeland Missile Defense

OPINION — President Trump issued an executive order, “The Iron Dome for America,” on January 27, jumpstarting a major effort to deploy and maintain a [...] More

Closing the Gap in US Cruise Missile Defenses

Closing the Gap in US Cruise Missile Defenses

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Following recent Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, Germany sent the first of four planned IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine. [...] More

U.S. Defense Cooperation with Canada and Mexico Matters Far More Than You Think

Last month, Secretary Mattis and his counterparts from across the Americas met in Mexico City for The Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas [...] More

Paradise Intercepted: Defending Hawaii from North Korea

“Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii . . . this is not a drill.”Now that we know what it feels like for Hawaii to be under ballistic missile [...] More

North Korea's Latest ICBM Launch Could Put D.C. In Range

North Korea's Latest ICBM Launch Could Put D.C. In Range

North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday, another step towards its goal of becoming a nuclear power in the world - [...] More

Columbia Class Submarine Improves Versatility, Endurance, and Stealth of the Triad

Among the three legs of the triad, the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile submarines are the most survivable and the hardest to detect. Their advanced [...] More

How Will America’s Next-Generation ICBM Improve Nuclear Deterrence?

The only remaining U.S. ICBM, the Minuteman III, entered service in 1970. While upgrades have extended the life of the Minuteman III program, the [...] More

The New Nuclear Triad

The New Nuclear Triad

Defense Secretary James Mattis on June 14 gave Congress an update on the 2017 Nuclear Posture Review, saying, “We’re looking at each leg of the triad [...] More

Is Space the Next Frontier of Missile Defense?

Is Space the Next Frontier of Missile Defense?

Relations between the United States and North Korea hit a new low following Pyongyang’s test of an ICBM July 4. With a range of up to 5,000 miles – [...] More