The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors is launched during a successful intercept test. (U.S. Army)The first of two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors is launched during a successful intercept test. (U.S. Army)
Virtual Event | Defending Guam
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.
Panel 1: Risk of Chinese Aggression
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
Patty-Jane Geller
Policy Analyst for Nuclear Deterrence and Missile Defense, The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense
Matthew Costlow
Senior Analyst, National Institute for Public Policy
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs (Moderator)
Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative, Hudson Institute
Panel 2: Solutions for Defending and Utilizing Guam
Timothy A. Walton
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
Dr. Oriana Skyler Mastro
Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Blake Herzinger
Non-resident WSD-Handa Fellow, Pacific Forum
Peppi DeBiaso
Non-Resident Senior Associate of the Missile Defense Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), formerly the Director of the Office of Missile Defense Policy, Department of Defense
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs (Moderator)
Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative, Hudson Institute
