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To help protect the United States and its allies from the rising threat of missile and drone attacks, FDD is excited to inaugurate its new Air and Missile Defense Program, housed within the Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP).
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- Trump tells European leaders in private that Putin isn’t ready to end war
- UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting
- Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won’t be used as a launchpad to strike Israel
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemns warship accident as 'criminal'
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