Tom Karako

Thomas Karako is the director of the Missile Defense Project and a senior fellow with the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he arrived in 2014. His research focuses on national security, missile defense, nuclear deterrence, and public law. In 2010–2011, he was an American Political Science Association congressional fellow, working with the professional staff of the House Armed Services Committee and the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on U.S. strategic forces policy, nonproliferation, and NATO. Dr. Karako received his PhD from Claremont Graduate University and his BA from the University of Dallas.
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Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take
Tom Karako cited in NPR — April 22, 2025
Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take
Tom Karako in NPR — April 22, 2025
Lawfare Daily: The Golden Dome Missile Defense Program
Tom Karako in Lawfare — April 11, 2025
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast: Spirit in the Sky
Tom Karako in General Electric — April 10, 2025
Axios Future of Defense
Tom Karako in Axios — April 9, 2025
Army inks potential $4.2 billion deal for intel-gathering blimps
Tom Karako in Axios — April 9, 2025
US seeks ideas for Golden Dome's missile interceptors in space
Tom Karako in Reuters — April 4, 2025
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome for America’ rekindles decadeslong debate over missile defenses
Tom Karako in The Washington Examiner — March 14, 2025
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POSTPONED: Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with VCSA General James Mingus
Event — April 29, 2025
AI Diffusion and Defense Production
Event — April 2, 2025
Threat Outlook and Implications for U.S. Strategic Forces
Event — April 1, 2025
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: The Army's Transformation Priorities
Event — March 26, 2025
Europe's Nuclear Future
Event — March 11, 2025
What is the "Iron Dome for America"?
Event — February 11, 2025
All About the Missiles
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Tom Karako — December 2, 2024

Weapons in Space: A Virtual Book Talk with Dr. Aaron Bateman
Event — August 28, 2024
The Defense of Guam
Event — July 30, 2024
Israel’s Missile Defense Engagements Since October 7th
Event — July 12, 2024