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
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Shield of the Pacific: Japan as a Giant Aegis Destroyer
Brief by Tom Karako — May 23, 2018

Putin’s New Strategic Systems: Plans, Realities, and Prospects
Event by Leonid Nersisyan , Michael Kofman (moderator) , and Olga Oliker (discussant) — April 24, 2018

Defense Outlook 2018
Report by Mark F. Cancian and Kathleen H. Hicks — April 17, 2018

PONI 2018 Capstone Conference
Event by Rebecca Hersman — April 12, 2018

The Forthcoming Missile Defense Review
Commentary by Tom Karako and Ian Williams — April 6, 2018

"Star Wars" and Cyber: Can History Help Us Build Today's Defenses?
Event by Ian Williams , Mark F. Cancian , and James Torrence — March 23, 2018

Discussion with the Secretaries of the U.S. Military Departments
Event by Kathleen H. Hicks , Hon. Mark T. Esper , Hon. Richard Spencer , and Hon. Heather Wilson — March 12, 2018

The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy
Event by Tom Karako and Matthew Kroenig — March 9, 2018

Russia's New Nuclear Weapons: Whoever Dies with the Most Toys Wins?
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 8, 2018

Assessing the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review: Closing Keynote and Discussion
Transcript — March 2, 2018
