Wes Rumbaugh

Associate Fellow, Missile Defense Project
Wes Rumbaugh

Wes Rumbaugh is an associate fellow in the Missile Defense Project at CSIS. Previously, he was director of advocacy and a Van Cleave fellow at the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. He holds a B.S. in political science from Missouri State University and is currently completing an M.S. in defense and strategic studies from Missouri State University.

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Homeland Cruise Missile Defense

A full-day conference on homeland cruise missile defense hosted by CSIS Missile Defense Project.

Event by Tom Karako , Wes Rumbaugh , Peppi DeBiaso , and Matthew Strohmeyer — July 14, 2022

Four U.S. F-16 fighting falcons fly in formation with two Canadian CF-188 Hornets over the skies of Labrador, Canada, Sept. 20, 2020. The aircraft participated in a North American Aerospace Defense Command Arctic Air Defense Operation.

North America Is a Region, Too

New threats and the specter of non-nuclear strategic attack require a new approach to U.S. air and missile defense. This study discusses the need for homeland cruise missile defense, outlines principles informing defense design, and develops and costs an architecture.

Report by Tom Karako , Ian Williams , Wes Rumbaugh , Ken Harmon , and Matthew Strohmeyer — July 14, 2022

Photo: NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION STUDIO THE BLUE MARBLE NEXT GENERATION DATA IS COURTESY OF RETO STOCKLI (NASA/GSFC)

Distributed Defense

Despite the rising salience of missile threats, current air and missile defense forces are far too susceptible to suppression. Today’s U.S. air and missile defense (AMD) force lacks the depth, capacity, and operational flexibility to simultaneously perform both missions.

Report by Tom Karako and Wes Rumbaugh — January 25, 2018

Photo: Public Domain