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The urgent need to procure more THAAD interceptors

The U.S. Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense “Talon” interceptor inventory is unacceptably low, potentially leaving U.S. forces vulnerable in a future conflict. The service reportedly consumed nearly...

What We Can Learn From Iran’s Attack on Israel

Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack against Israel this weekend consisting of approximately 350 missiles and drones with a combined payload of around 60 tons of explosives, yet only a handful...

Guam Needs Better Missile Defenses—Urgently

Here's a two-stage plan to harden this crucial island base against China's burgeoning missile arsenal.

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Securing America by Projecting Military Power Abroad

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...

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...

Sacrificing Missile Defense for ‘Reset’

When Barack Obama campaigned for president in 2008, he promised to “cut investments in unproven missile defense systems.” The word “unproven,” folks worried, could be used...

Is Russian ‘Reset’ Worth Kicking Allies To Curb?

The Obama administration continues to burn America's allies in its pursuit to please our foes. The most recently burned is the Czech Republic. In 2009 the Obama administration pulle...