Missiles and Missile Defense

Our experts weigh in on security issues with U.S. national missile defense and nuclear weapons around the world.

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ian Dudley

September 18, 2020

Is the United States Planning a Nuclear-Armed, Intercontinental-Range, Hypersonic Missile?

Cameron Tracy
Kendall Fellow

Oscar Sosa, Navy

May 8, 2020

The Latest US Test Flight of a Hypersonic Weapon: the Common Hypersonic Glide Body

Cameron Tracy
Kendall Fellow

White House photo

April 22, 2020

US Should Extend the New START Nuclear Weapons Treaty To Make Us All Safer

Lisbeth Gronlund
Former contributor

White House Archives

April 1, 2020

Fitting Hypersonic Weapons into the Nuclear Arms Control Regime

Cameron Tracy
Kendall Fellow

果壳军事/Wikimedia Commons

March 9, 2020

The Accuracy of Hypersonic Weapons: Media Claims Miss the Mark

Cameron Tracy
Kendall Fellow

Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories

February 5, 2020

The Last Remaining Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Between the U.S. and Russia Could Expire in One Year, Here’s Why That’s Dangerous

Eryn MacDonald
Analyst

February 3, 2020

Setting the Record Straight on Hypersonic Weapons

Cameron Tracy
Kendall Fellow

October 28, 2019

China Rejects Policy of Nuclear Launch on Warning of an Incoming Attack

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

October 1, 2019

North Korea’s Latest Missile Test

David Wright
Former contributor

September 18, 2019

Some pretty good work by Congress on missile defense this year

Laura Grego
Senior Scientist

August 21, 2019

Why Did the Pentagon Conduct a Treaty-Violating Test?

David Wright
Former contributor

August 8, 2019

The Next Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

July 24, 2019

China Holds Firm on No First Use of Nuclear Weapons

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

July 11, 2019

Do Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Hold the Key to Peace in Northeast Asia?

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

April 22, 2019

Pompeo Opens the Door to Deep US Nuclear Cuts (Or Large Chinese Increases)

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

February 25, 2019

North Korea’s Missiles and the US-NK Summit

David Wright
Former contributor

February 6, 2019

Don’t Scapegoat China for Killing the INF Treaty. Ask it to Join.

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

January 23, 2019

China and North Korea: A Viewer’s Guide

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

January 14, 2019

The Long-Overdue Missile Defense Review Expected (Again) This Week

Stephen Young
Senior Washington Representative

January 11, 2019

Okinawa’s Burden

Gregory Kulacki
China Project Manager

September 24, 2018

No, Space-Based Missile Defense Will Not Cost Only $20 Billion. (Spoiler: That’s only the launch costs.)

Laura Grego
Senior Scientist

August 22, 2018

How to Think about Space-Based Missile Defense

David Wright
Former contributor

August 10, 2018

24 Space-Based Missile Defense Satellites Cannot Defend Against ICBMs

David Wright
Former contributor

August 10, 2018

More Comments on the IDA Boost-Phase Missile Defense Study

David Wright
Former contributor