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Missile Defense

April 2, 2021

Fact sheet: U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense

Ballistic missile defense systems seek to defend a given area from attack by locating and tracking an incoming ballistic missile and then launching an interceptor to destroy the missile before it can reach its target. All U.S. interceptors are made up of a booster rocket and a kill vehicle. While most interceptors are “hit-to-kill,” meaning […]

Posted in: Factsheets on Missile Defense, Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons

January 26, 2021

Missile Defense Costs Soar Out of This World

By John Isaacs and Samuel M. Hickey  Pentagon missile defense costs could soar to a massive $176 billion between 2020 and 2029, a 40% increase, according to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report.    Since programs were first launched in the 1950s to build systems capable of intercepting incoming long-distance nuclear or conventional weapons, the United States has spent more than $250 billion on various missile […]

Posted in: Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons Spending, Nukes of Hazard blog, Security Spending, United States

December 18, 2020

Congress is (finally) paying attention to missile defense costs and failures

By John D. Isaacs and Samuel M. Hickey In the recently completed Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress takes some significant steps toward reining in the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its wayward acquisition strategy. In the bill, Congress levels criticisms at the Pentagon’s handling of missile defense programs, reduces the missile […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Missile Defense, Nukes of Hazard blog, Pentagon Budget

December 4, 2020

Conference Outcomes of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act

Note: The final bill, which Congress plans to vote on in the coming days, faces President Trump’s twin veto threats over renaming U.S. military bases that honor Confederate Generals and the failure to repeal social media legal protections.  Topline Funding Nuclear Weapons and Related Programs   Columbia Class Strategic Submarine     House: $4.33 billion, the requested amount Senate: $4.51 billion, an increase of $175 million Conference Outcome: $4.46 billion, an increase of $130 […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons, Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons Spending, Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Factsheets on Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons Spending, Pentagon Budget, Security Spending, United States

July 25, 2019

Select Comparisons Between House and Senate FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Bills

Topline Funding Senate approved House approved Total funding $750.0 billion $733.0 billion Overseas Contingency Operations funding $75.9 billion $69.0 billion  (Note: $738 billion is the new total in the Pelosi-Mnuchin budget agreement)   Nuclear and Related Weapons Programs and Treaties LOW-YIELD NUCLEAR WARHEAD FOR SUBMARINES House: Prohibits funds for the deployment of W76-2 low-yield warhead […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Missile Defense, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons Spending, Pentagon Budget, Security Spending, United States

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