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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Hypersonic Strike and Defense
Event by Tom Karako , Mike White , Erin Kocourek , Doug Graham , and Lisa Brown — June 2, 2021
The Role of Integrated Air and Missile Defense for Strategic Deterrence
Event by Tom Karako and LTG Daniel Karbler — May 21, 2021
The Other Sides of Renegotiating the JCPOA Iran Nuclear Agreement
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — April 15, 2021
Missile Defense and Defeat: A Conversation with the Vice Chairman
Event by Tom Karako and Gen. John E. Hyten — February 23, 2021
Online Event: Post-New START Arms Control: Lessons from a U.S.-Russia Bilateral Expert Dialogue
Event by Heather A. Conley , Amy Woolf , and Andrey Baklitskiy — February 9, 2021
Guest Contribution: Make the U.S.-ROK Alliance Stronger To Respond to North Korea’s Growing Nuclear Threat
Newsletter by Duk-min Yun , Sung-han Kim , and Cheol Hee Park — February 3, 2021
Five Types of International Cooperation for Missile Defense
Brief by Kevin Fashola — December 9, 2020
Offense–Defense Integration for Missile Defeat
Report by Brian R. Green — July 6, 2020
The Missile War in Yemen
Report by Ian Williams and Shaan Shaikh — June 9, 2020
The Prospects for U.S.-Russian Arms Control
Report by Andrey Baklitskiy — June 5, 2020