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. France, the […] More
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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 to […] 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 […] More
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 – prompting an […] More
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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 […] 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 nuclear […] 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 missiles […] More
Improve the Space-Based Sensor System
The Pentagon’s missile defense review is now underway, incorporating mandates from both the White House and Congress. One of its considerations, at presidential direction, is […] More
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 […] More
Make Space Assets More Resilient and Survivable
In May, the U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense system – the GMD – successfully intercepted a mock ICBM in a critical test of the U.S. missile […] More
Time for Missile Interceptors in Space?
An effective space-based sensor network is a critical component of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system. The better the data the missile defense system has, […] More
U.S, North Korea Play Cat and Mouse Game Over Nukes
Editor’s Note: The North Korean test on Tuesday of what is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of hitting Alaska, has the U.S. […] More
Missile Defense Test Blocks Missile, Can it Block Criticism?
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) performed a successful test of the Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) system on Tuesday. This was the first test of […] More
Only Option for Shielding America from North Korean Missiles
In the late 1990s, the United States returned to the idea of building a system that could defend the homeland from long-range missiles launched by […] More
Defending the U.S. from North Korean Long Range Missiles
North Korea’s successful launch of the road-mobile intermediate range Hwasong-12 missile on Sunday yet again demonstrated the Kim Jong-un regime’s perseverance and improving technical acumen […] More
Developing an Effective Missile Defense
For decades, North Korea’s continued advancements in ballistic missile technology has sustained U.S. interest in missile defense that can protect the U.S. homeland from nuclear-tipped […] More
Diplomacy the Best Defense Against North Korean Missiles
Imagine the middle of nowhere Alaska. Got that in your head? Great. Now drive 2½ hours further into nowhere and you have arrived at Fort […] More
Missile Defense: Targeting a Technological Solution
Despite UN resolutions and international opposition, North Korea test-launched four intermediate range ballistic missiles on Monday that reached within 200 miles of Japan. The test […] More
The Sky is [not] the Limit: the Evolution of the Standard Missile
The military called it Operation Bumblebee: a secret program to develop a weapon that – like the insect – could take off vertically, change directions […] More