Iran Bolsters Missile Capacity With Satellite Launches
Iran announced on January 28 that it successfully launched into space three satellites that use technology similar to that of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The achievement...
Intercontinental ballistic missile
Iran Launches Satellite Using Ballistic Missile Technology
The Biden administration expressed concern on September 28 over Iran’s successful launch of an imaging satellite a day earlier. The Qased rocket that launched Iran’s Noor-3 satellite...
Flash Briefs
Ahead of Biden’s expected visit to Israel
Israel must receive a clear promise that it will preserve its full freedom of action, in all dimensions.
Op-eds
Russia’s Sarmat test underscores need to modernize US nuclear triad
Russia conducted its first flight test of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on April 20. The launch represents a notable milestone in Russia’s ongoing nuclear modernization designed...
Op-eds
North Korea Looks to Capitalize on Washington’s Attention Deficit
A serious problem does not go away if you ignore it.
Op-eds
How To Respond To North Korea’s ICBM Test
On March 24, North Korea possibly tested its new Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Kim Jong-un broke part of his self-imposed moratorium on ICBM (and nuclear) tests that he promised...
Op-eds
How To Prepare: North Korea Could Soon Test An ICBM Or Nuclear Weapon
On March 10, 2022, the U.S. released a South Korea and Japan coordinated assessment of the last two North Korean missiles launches in February and March revealing that these were tests of components...
Op-eds
New Iran Nuclear Deal? Same Old Missile Problems.
The U.S. and Europe ignore Iranian missile tech developments at their own peril.
Op-eds
Solid-Propellant Motor Test Proves Iran’s Continuing Missile Advancement
Less than a decade ago, the Islamic Republic went to great lengths to downplay that it was seeking such longer-range strike capabilities. But steady technical advancements have made the regime somewhat more brazen.
Op-eds
How Joe Biden Can Push Back Against North Korea’s Political Warfare Strategy
North Korea conducted a spate of missile launches testing various systems five times in 2022, so far. Kim Jong-un knows how to stir up a reaction. Just a few subtle words from the party about reconsidering...
Op-eds
Suspending U.S.-ROK Military Exercises Will Not Facilitate Peace Negotiations
Seoul may have its hopes up, but history shows Pyongyang will not change course if military exercises are altered.
Op-eds
Why We Need a New ICBM
The arguments for keeping a nuclear triad.
Op-eds
Successful SM-3 weapons test offers missile defense opportunity
[This article was published in Defense News on November 21, 2020. The version below contains the complete set of hyperlinks to sources referenced in the piece.] The United States this week successfully...
Op-eds
Russia and China Obstruct UN Reporting on North Korea
At its annual military parade this month, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) unveiled what may be the world’s largest road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as well as a...
Insights
North Korea’s Parade Confirms Kim Jong Un Holds True to His Revolutionary Political Warfare Strategy
On October 10, North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers Party of Korea with a well-choreographed military parade. After months of speculation among the Korea watcher community,...
Insights
Iran military satellite launch requires US action
The Islamic Republic of Iran is at it again. In addition to resuming its longstanding maritime belligerence that instigated the latest war of words with President Trump, Tehran recently launched its...
Op-eds
Insufficient missile defense funding would leave Americans vulnerable
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency submitted its report on unfunded priorities to Congress last week, which includes a number of priorities worth more than $1.1 billion. The list demonstrates the tangible...
Op-eds
Trump’s sanctions are the right way to take on Iran
Trump's maximum pressure campaign has precipitated a huge economic and political crisis for this regime with millions of people in the streets
Op-eds
At the Latest Inter-Korean Summit, Kim Jong-Un Created a Diplomatic Minefield for the United States
According to recent reports, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly protested the outcome of September’s inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang. One source told the South Korean paper Chosun Ilbo that...
Op-eds
Pushing North Korea and Iran to the brink
It’s a simple question to ask: Do we have a vital national interest in preventing our self-declared enemies from acquiring deliverable nuclear weapons? It’s not been a simple...