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America needs a comprehensive ballistic missile defense system that employs a multilayered defense system of sea, ground, and space-based systems.

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Successful Missile Defense Test: Welcome News As Rogue Threats Advance Patty-Jane Geller

Dec 1, 2020 3 min read

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President Obama’s Missile Defense Policy: A Misguided Legacy Michaela Dodge, Ph.D.

Sep 15, 2016 19 min read

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Aegis Ballistic Missile Program: Expand Defense Against Long-Range Missiles Baker Spring

Sep 28, 2011 3 min read

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Improving Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Command and Control Vice Admiral J. D. Williams, USN (Ret.)

May 2, 2011 22 min read

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Feb 9, 2010 8 min read

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Successful Missile Defense Test Shows Technology Not "Unproven" Baker Spring

Dec 8, 2008 4 min read

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Moving Forward with Ballistic Missile Defense: A Memo to President-elect Obama

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