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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Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel
The CSIS Missile Defense Project hosted a conversation on air and missile defense with Moshe Patel, Director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO). The talk will be moderated by Dr. Tom Karako.
Transcript — May 30, 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

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

Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel

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
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The Army's New Air and Missile Defense Strategy
Event by Tom Karako , Kathleen H. Hicks , COL Chad D. Skaggs , LTG Richard Formica (USA, ret.) , Dr. Peppi DiBiaso , COL Mike Solis , and Peter Woodmansee — May 7, 2019
The 2019 Missile Defense Review: What's Next?
Event by Tom Karako , David J. Trachtenberg , and Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves — February 1, 2019
The Arab Gulf States and Iran: Military Spending, Modernization, and the Shifting Military Balance
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Nicholas Harrington — December 12, 2018
Reenergizing the Missile Defense Enterprise
Transcript — December 11, 2018
Supporting Global Integration: The Joint Staff Approach to Air and Missile Defense
Event by Tom Karako , Archer Macy , BG Clement Coward , BG(P) Sean Gainey , LTG Howard Bromberg (USA, ret.) , RADM Archer Macy (USN, ret.) , Brig Gen Kenneth Todorov (USAF, ret.) , and Col Richard Glitz (USAF, ret.) — November 26, 2018
China and the New Strategic Nuclear Arms Race
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 15, 2018
Reenergizing the Missile Defense Enterprise
Event by Tom Karako and Michael Griffin — November 13, 2018
Leaving the INF Treaty Now Is the Right Call
Commentary by Ian Williams — October 24, 2018
What Can 24 Satellites Do for U.S. Missile Defense?
Brief by Thomas G. Roberts — October 18, 2018
Chinese Strategy, Military Forces, and Economics
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 19, 2018