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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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Kim Jong-un's New Year Speech Doesn't Mean Anything Bruce Klingner

Jan 4, 2017 1 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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Missile Defense: the Lost Years Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Sep 18, 2012 3 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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Medium Extended Air Defense System: Continued Funding Needed

Feb 22, 2011 3 min read

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Current Ballistic Missile Defense Plans Offer No Confidence in New START James Jay Carafano

Nov 28, 2010 4 min read

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Nuclear Games II: An Exercise in Examining the Dynamic of Missile Defenses an... Nuclear Stability Working Group

Jul 26, 2010 1 min read

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An Independent Assessment of New START The New START Working Group

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