Missile Defense
Seeking innovative means to counter the full spectrum of global missile threats, CSIS research on this subject is led by the Missile Defense Project, which operates the CSIS Missile Threat website.

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The Global Nuclear Balance: Nuclear Forces and Key Trends in Nuclear Modernization
In this report, the Emeritus Chair provides an unclassified overview of key trends in global nuclear balance.
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 15, 2023

Putin’s Missile War
Report by Ian Williams — May 5, 2023

Revitalizing European Air Defense
Commentary by John Christianson and Matthew Hanson — March 8, 2023

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence
Transcript — January 26, 2023
Past Events

Missile Defense at 40

U.S. Missile Defense & Extended Deterrence: Capital Cable #67

Book Event - The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink

The Capital Cable #64: U.S. Extended Deterrence

The Capital Cable #63: North Korea in 2023

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

The 2022 Missile Defense Review

Homeland Cruise Missile Defense
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Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel
Event by Moshe Patel and Tom Karako — May 30, 2023
Putin’s Missile War
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Ian Williams — May 24, 2023

The Global Nuclear Balance: Nuclear Forces and Key Trends in Nuclear Modernization
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 15, 2023
Putin’s Missile War
Report by Ian Williams — May 5, 2023
Missile Defense at 40
Event by Tom Karako — March 24, 2023
U.S. Missile Defense & Extended Deterrence: Capital Cable #67
Event by James N. Miller , Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , and Sue Mi Terry — March 23, 2023
Revitalizing European Air Defense
Commentary by John Christianson and Matthew Hanson — March 8, 2023
Book Event - The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink
Event by William Inboden and Tom Karako — February 24, 2023
The Capital Cable #64: U.S. Extended Deterrence
Event by Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , Gary Samore , and Sue Mi Terry — February 9, 2023
The Capital Cable #63: North Korea in 2023
Event by Mark Lippert , Sydney Seiler , and Sue Mi Terry — January 26, 2023