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April 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Defending Guam

Virtual Event | Defending Guam

Past Event
Online Only
April 14, 2022
The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors is launched during a successful intercept test. (U.S. Army)
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The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors is launched during a successful intercept test. (U.S. Army)
14
April 2022
Past Event
Speakers:
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Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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Patty-Jane Geller

Policy Analyst for Nuclear Deterrence and Missile Defense, The Heritage Foundation

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Matthew Costlow

Senior Analyst, National Institute for Public Policy

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs (Moderator)

Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative, Hudson Institute

Timothy A. Walton Hudson Institute
Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro

Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

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Blake Herzinger

Pacific Forum non-resident WSD-Handa fellow and US Navy Reserve foreign area officer

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Peppi DeBiaso

Non-Resident Senior Associate of the Missile Defense Project, CSIS

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs (Moderator)

Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative, Hudson Institute

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, April 14. Register for the event here

Guam is a strategic hub for U.S. power projection in the Western Pacific. China poses a significant missile threat to this U.S. territory and can hit targets on Guam with ballistic missiles from the land, and ballistic and cruise missiles from air and maritime platforms. Due to its strategic importance and the risks it faces from China and North Korea, the Indo-Pacific Command and the Missile Defense Agency have made defending Guam a top priority. On Friday, April 14th, Hudson Institute will premiere a two-part panel examining this crucial issue. The first panel will discuss the risk of Chinese aggression against Taiwan and the role that Guam should play in American deterrence, and the second panel will explore solutions for defending and utilizing Guam. Please join Hudson Institute for these important discussions.

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