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May 11, 2021

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense: Defense Theology With Unproven Technology

Expensive, unproven and duplicative. Here’s why we don’t need GMD.

Posted in: Issue Center, Missile Defense Infographics, United States

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

April 1, 2021

Why would you trust GMD?

Posted in: Issue Center, Missile Defense, Missile Defense Infographics, United States

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 $400 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

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