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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Homeland Cruise Missile Defense
Transcript — July 15, 2022
Homeland Cruise Missile Defense
Event by Tom Karako , Wes Rumbaugh , Peppi DeBiaso , and Matthew Strohmeyer — July 14, 2022
North America Is a Region, Too
Report by Tom Karako , Ian Williams , Wes Rumbaugh , Ken Harmon , and Matthew Strohmeyer — July 14, 2022
The Capital Cable #51: 2022 NATO Summit
Event by Mark Lippert , Victor Cha , Sue Mi Terry , and Bruce Klingner — June 30, 2022
North Korea’s Missile Threat
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Victor Cha — June 30, 2022

North Korea's Missile Threat - The Truth of the Matter Crossover Episode
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — June 30, 2022

Boost-Phase Missile Defense: Interrogating the Assumptions
Event by Tom Karako , Ian Williams , Masao Dahlgren , Lt Gen Trey Obering (USAF, ret.) , and Dr. Dean Wilkening — June 24, 2022
Boost-Phase Missile Defense
Report by Ian Williams , Masao Dahlgren , Thomas G. Roberts , and Tom Karako — June 24, 2022
Modernization Priorities for the Australian Army
Event by Tom Karako , Charles Edel , and MAJGEN Simon Stuart — May 27, 2022
MDA and the 2023 Budget
Event by Tom Karako and VADM Jon Hill — May 23, 2022