1. Missile Defense’s Real Enemy: Math

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    Stretching back several decades, the concept of missile defense has been hotly debated. Some well reasoned scholars argue that the [...]

  2. China Conducts Anti-Missile Test

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    Reports from various news outlets over the last day or so note China has "again carried out a land-based mid-course [...]

  3. Lasers: Asia’s Coming “Sci-Fi” Arms Race

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    True to Newton’s Third Law on Motion, weapons development is a constant battle of adaptation with one side unveiling new [...]

  4. Russia’s Anti-BMD Alliance?

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    Russia is seeking to form an ad-hoc “coalition of the willing” to delegitimize U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) plans and [...]

  5. Is U.S. Missile Defense Worth It?

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    Recent news reports from Russia indicate that it’s attempting to enhance the quality of its nuclear weapons. This is happening [...]