Missile Defense 2020: Next Steps for Defending the Homeland
Apr 2017 · Rowman & Littlefield
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In policy pronouncements over the last two administrations, the protection of the American homeland was regularly identified as the first priority of U.S. missile defense efforts. Homeland missile defense today is provided by the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program and other elements of the larger Ballistic Missile Defense System. The limited defenses fielded today have advanced considerably since limited defensive operations began in late 2004, but nevertheless they remain too limited and too modest relative to emerging threats. The Missile Defense Agency’s path to improve the system may require additional effort to stay ahead of even limited missile threats. This report explains how the current system works, as well as current and potential plans to modernize the system, and the authors offer recommendations for future evolution of the system.
About the author
Thomas Karako is a senior fellow and director of the Missile Defense Project at CSIS. Ian Williams is an associate fellow with the International Security Program at CSIS. Wes Rumbaugh is a research assistant with the International Security Program at CSIS.
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