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Missile Defense
THAAD System Successfully Completes First Intercept of IRBM-Class Target
By Ankit Panda
The test is an important first for the THAAD system, but it won't work against all IRBM scenarios.
Missile Defense Blues: SM-3 Block IIA Fails Second Intercept Test
By Ankit Panda
The SM-3 Block IIA saw its first successful intercept in February 2017.
Reflections on the 2017 Shangri-La Dialogue: Whither the Rules-Based Order in Asia?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran are back from the Shangri-La Dialogue with reflections.
US Missile Defense Agency Head: North Korea's ICBM Ambitions a Source of 'Great Concern'
By Ankit Panda
Can U.S. ballistic missile defense efforts outpace North Korea's progress toward an ICBM?
South Korea's New Government Suspends THAAD Deployment Pending Environmental Assessment
By Ankit Panda
The South Korean presidential office has said the deployment of additional THAAD launchers will be delayed.
The THAAD System in South Korea Detected North Korea's Latest Missile Launch. So What?
By Ankit Panda
THAAD's utility against a system like the Hwasong-12 is severely limited.
India Tests SPYDER Surface-to-Air Missile System
By Ankit Panda
India tested a low-level, short-range surface-to-air missile system.
It's Official: THAAD Missile Defense Is Up and Running in South Korea
By Ankit Panda
The controversial missile defense system has become operational, days ahead of South Korea's 2017 presidential election.
US National Security Chief Confirms No Plans to Charge South Korea for THAAD
By Ankit Panda
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster manages the fallout from Trump's THAAD comments.
Chinese Defense Ministry: Opposition to THAAD 'Will Definitely Not Stay On Words Only'
By Ankit Panda
Chinese rhetoric remains hotly in opposition to THAAD, but what else will Beijing do?
THAAD and the Future of Strategic Stability in East Asia
By Eric Gomez
Are China's concerns about U.S. missile defense exaggerated? Perhaps not.
What's All the Buzz About Missile Defense, Anyway?
By Robert Farley
The political landscape for missile defense will likely shift under the Trump administration. How will that play out?