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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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The Redesigned Kill Vehicle Standard Missile 3 (SM-3). (Raytheon)
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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from a THAAD battery located on Wake Island, during Flight Test Operational (FTO)-02 Event 2a, November 1, 2015. (Missile Defense Agency)
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The launch of four ballistic missiles by the Korean People's Army (KPA) during a military drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea, March 7, 2017. (KCNA/STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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A long-range ground-based interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile target launched from the U.S. Army’s Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll, June 22, 2014. (MDA/Released)
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A S-200 surface-to-air missile is driven past Iranian military commanders during the annual military parade on September 22, 2015, in the capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A long-range ground-based interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, January 28, 2016. (MDA/Released)
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Photograph of a sunrise over the Western United States, taken by astronaut Scott Kelly on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA
Experts
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
Iku Tsujihiro
Research Associate
Timothy A. Walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
