- Missile Defense: Research Analysis | CSIS
Missile Defense As hypersonic missiles, cruise missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems become increasingly common on the battlefield, focusing on the full spectrum of missile threats is crucial, especially as the missile threat from China and Russia grows CSIS research seeks innovative means to counter the full spectrum of global missile threats
- Missile Defense Project | Defense and Security | CSIS
The Missile Defense Project at CSIS looks at a wide range of policy, program, and strategic issues related to missile defense Technological and geopolitical factors have driven increased global supply and demand for high-velocity, unmanned, missile-based weapons and their corresponding counters Besides more recognized cruise and ballistic missile threats, global missile proliferation now
- The 2022 Missile Defense Review: Still Seeking Alignment - CSIS
The 2022 Missile Defense Review advances several new capability areas, but leaves some questions unanswered
- Missile Technology Control Regime Reform: Key Changes and Next Steps - CSIS
On January 7, 2025, the outgoing administration announced new U S policy guidance for implementing the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which is a voluntary multilateral arrangement established in 1987 with the purpose of limiting “the risks of proliferation of weapons of mass
- Breaking Down Russian Missile Salvos: What Drives Neutralization? - CSIS
Russia uses a mix of expensive, high-precision, and legacy missiles for daily pressure on Ukraine As ballistic missiles remain the deadliest, Ukraine should bolster its high-speed defenses to protect infrastructure and shape negotiations
- Will the Tomahawks Save Ukraine? - CSIS
Source: Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket, Lockheed Martin; Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), Lockheed Martin; Tomahawk Cruise Missile, Raytheon Technologies; Ukraine shows off new rocket drone, bid to boost long-range strikes, Reuters Q7: Will providing Tomahawks to Ukraine weaken U S capabilities against China in the western Pacific?
- Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense
Future missile threats, however, increasingly stress existing missile defenses, flying lower, faster, and on unpredictable trajectories Most importantly, they are difficult to detect—defeating them will require elevated sensors, on aircraft or satellites, to track them at range
- Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile: Implications for Missile . . .
Nuclear-powered cruise missiles are not a new idea—they’re just a bad idea While Russia’s Burevestnik missile is grabbing headlines, it does not fundamentally change Russia’s ability to hold the U S homeland at risk or the strategic balance between the two states
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