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Explainer
US Missile Defense Timeline
More than 50 percent of test intercepts have failed.
Report
Decoys Used in Missile Defense Intercept Tests
The United States missile defense system hasn’t shown that it can successfully deal with decoys or other countermeasures.
Report
US Military Options Should Not Include Starting a Nuclear War
A no-first-use policy—in which the United States declares it will never use nuclear weapons first—would remove the ability of the United States to start a nuclear war, increasing global security.
Report
The New "Low-Yield" Submarine-based Nuclear Warhead
The W76-2 warhead is both unnecessary and dangerous. The United States already has weapons capable of similar yields; adding another will introduce complications that could lead to miscalculations.
Video
Space-based Missile Defense: Not a Good Idea
Politicians have called for "space-based missile defense" for years. Unfortunately, it's not a very good idea.
Video
Science Billboards Rise on I-95
Their stark simplicity jars drivers into considering the meaning of their words.
Feature
Space-based Missile Defense
It may sound like a good idea. It really isn’t.
Podcast
North Korea, Its Neighbors, and the US: A China Expert’s Perspective
Dr. Gregory Kulacki talks about what is motivating North Korean President Kim Jong Un and the possible outcomes of a summit with President Donald Trump.
Report
Analysis of GMD Missile Defense Test FTG-15
Officials claimed the test was an “exact replica” of what might happen. It wasn’t.
Podcast
Why the US Missile Defense System Won't Work
Physicist Dr. Laura Grego explains in lay terms just why the US ground-based midcourse missile defense system doesn't work.
Report
China’s Nuclear Force
Despite modernization efforts, China's nuclear force remains less capable and much smaller than the US arsenal.
Report
Whose Finger Is on the Button?
In the United States, a single person is authorized to make the decision to use a nuclear weapon—the president.