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Inflection Point: Missile Defense and Defeat in the 2021 Budget
March 22, 2020 | Tom Karako, Wes Rumbaugh

The CSIS Missile Defense Project's annual budget analysis expands this year to include air defense and hypersonic strike.

Interactive
What to Look for in the FY 2021 Defense Budget Request
February 7, 2020 | Seamus P. Daniels, Mark F. Cancian, Andrew Philip Hunter, Tom Karako, Wes Rumbaugh, Todd Harrison
In Defense 360 The Trump administration is expected to release its FY 2021 defense budget request on February 10, 2020, final budget submitted in the Budget Control Act era. In this brief, experts from the CSIS International Security Program outline major issues to watch in the new request.

Interactive
China’s Regional Missile Threats
January 7, 2020 | Tom Karako, Ian Williams, Masao Dahlgren
In Missile Threat China has the most active and diverse ballistic missile development program in the world, upgrading its missile forces in number, type, and capability.

Congressional Testimony
Russia Arms Control: Extending New START or Starting Over
July 25, 2019 | Tom Karako

Thomas Karako, senior fellow for International Security Program and director of the Missile Defense Project, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment.

Commentary
Coup-proofing? Making Sense of Turkey’s S-400 Decision
July 15, 2019 | Tom Karako CSIS’s Tom Karako examines President Erdogan’s motivations for acquiring the Russian S-400 air defense system.

Report
Masterpiece Theater: Missed Opportunities for Missile Defense in the 2020 Budget
March 29, 2019 | Tom Karako, Wes Rumbaugh CSIS’s Thomas Karako and Wes Rumbaugh break down the 2020 missile defense budget submission, what it means for adapting to great power competition, and the delay of a space-based sensor layer.

Critical Questions
The 2019 Missile Defense Review: A Good Start
January 17, 2019 | Tom Karako Initiated pursuant to both congressional and presidential direction, the Missile Defense Review report released today represents an attempt to adapt U.S. missile defense policy, posture, and programs to the strategic environment of great power competition writes Tom Karako.

Commentary
Bad Idea: Sectored Air and Missile Defense Radars
December 21, 2018 | Tom Karako In a world where unmanned aerial vehicles are plentiful, effective defenses require an air and missile defense sensor architecture that looks in all directions as well to address the realities of this environment.

Interactive
The Missile War in Yemen
December 5, 2018 | Tom Karako, Ian Williams
In Missile Threat

This interactive feature explores the relative intensity of missile- and missile defense-related activity across the Arabian Gulf which has occurred as part of the ongoing Yemen conflict.

Report
Shield of the Pacific: Japan as a Giant Aegis Destroyer
May 23, 2018 | Tom Karako Japan’s Aegis Ashore sites would help transform air and missile defense in the Asia-Pacific, and beyond.

Commentary
The Forthcoming Missile Defense Review
April 6, 2018 | Tom Karako, Ian Williams The new Missile Defense Review will need to address both the significant advances made by U.S. adversaries and the shift to more competitive footing by states like Russia and China.

Report
Trump’s 2019 Missile Defense Budget: Choosing Capacity over Capability
February 28, 2018 | Tom Karako, Wes Rumbaugh

The Trump administration’s budget request is enough to increase the capacity of missile defense programs, but not enough to outpace the threat of attack.

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