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 […]
Factsheets on Missile Defense
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 […]
Fact Sheet: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
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, the treaty was […]
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 […]
Fact Sheet: An Introduction to Ballistic Missile Defense
Click here for a printable PDF version. The U.S. has developed and deployed a number of systems in an attempt to defend the U.S. homeland, troops and facilities abroad, and allies against ballistic missile attacks. The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System, originally referred to as “National Missile Defense”, is intended for defense of the U.S. […]
