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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CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence
A bipartisan, 14-member Commission on the Korean Peninsula has looked at recommendations for strengthening extended deterrence and reexamining North Korea policy. Join us as members of the Commission discuss recommendations from our report.
Transcript — January 26, 2023

Patriot to Ukraine: What Does It Mean?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and Tom Karako — December 16, 2022

Strengthening U.S. extended deterrence
Newsletter by Victor Cha — December 14, 2022

The 2022 Missile Defense Review
Transcript — November 14, 2022
Past Events

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

The Capital Cable #51: 2022 NATO Summit

Boost-Phase Missile Defense: Interrogating the Assumptions

Modernization Priorities for the Australian Army

MDA and the 2023 Budget
Experts


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Complex Air Defense: Countering the Hypersonic Missile Threat
Report by Tom Karako and Masao Dahlgren — February 7, 2022

Emerging Technologies & Long-Range Strike: A Conversation with LTG Neil Thurgood
Event by Tom Karako and LTG L. Neil Thurgood — January 12, 2022

Seeking Alignment: Missile Defense and Defeat in the 2022 Budget
Brief by Wes Rumbaugh and Tom Karako — December 10, 2021

Eyes Everywhere: Intelligence and Strategic Decisionmaking in the Gray Zone
Commentary by Ian Williams — November 23, 2021

Iran’s Evolving Nuclear Program and Implications for U.S. Policy
Report by Eric Brewer — October 15, 2021

U.S. Military Forces in FY 2022: Peering into the Abyss—The Budget and Strategy Overview
Report by Mark F. Cancian — October 12, 2021

What is the Significance of North Korea’s Rail-mobile Ballistic Missile Launcher?
Newsletter by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — September 29, 2021

Extending the Horizon: Elevated Sensors for Targeting and Missile Defense
Brief by Wes Rumbaugh and Tom Karako — September 27, 2021

The Dronebook by Nicholas Sparks
Podcast Episode by Kaitlyn Johnson — September 7, 2021

Tracking Missile Threats
Commentary by Ian Williams — August 12, 2021
