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Missile Defense

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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The Hypersonic Landscape: Emerging Threats and New Opportunities

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Who Controls the Soviet Nuclear Arsenal? What America Can Do Baker Spring

Sep 13, 1991 12 min read

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Defending Israel Against Missile Attack Baker Spring

Jul 29, 1991 6 min read

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For Strategic Defense: A New Strategy For the New Global Situation Baker Spring

Apr 18, 1991 24 min read

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The Strategic Defense Initiative: Myth and Reality Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Jul 26, 1988 1 min read

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Growing Allied Role in SDI Research Grant Loebs

Apr 14, 1988 3 min read

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Weighing the Evidence: How the ABM Treaty Permits A Strategic Defense System

Feb 26, 1987 18 min read

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America's Allies Continue to Join the Strategic Defense Initiative Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.

Jan 2, 1987 3 min read

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Why the U.S. Must Oppose the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Richard D. Fisher

Dec 23, 1986 17 min read

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