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Factsheets on 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

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 26, 2018

Conference Report on FY 2019 NDAA: Major Nuclear Provisions

<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>   Topline   President’s Request House Approved Senate Approved Conference Report Department of Defense base budget $617.1 billion $616.7 billion $617.6 billion $616.9 billion Atomic Energy Defense Programs  $21.6 billion $22.1 billion $21.6 billion […]

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

May 12, 2017

Fact Sheet: Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty

Updated March 2021 The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was an agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the number of ground-based anti-ballistic missile systems and sites that each side could have. Both parties also agreed not to develop sea-based, air-based, or space-based ABM systems. After the fall of the Soviet Union, […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Russia, Factsheets on Missile Defense, Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Missile Defense, Non-Proliferation, Russia, Treaties, United States

April 27, 2017

Fact Sheet: Ballistic vs. Cruise Missiles

Ballistic missiles are powered initially by a rocket or series of rockets in stages, but then follow an unpowered trajectory that arches upwards before descending to reach its intended target. Ballistic missiles can carry either nuclear or conventional warheads. There are four general classifications of ballistic missiles based on their range, or the maximum distance […]

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