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Missile defense test by the USS Fitzgerald, Oct. 24, 2012

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Jul 8, 2015

Can Missile Defense Counter Russia’s Nuclear Saber Rattling?

By Robbie Gramer

Attempting to defend Europe against a Russian ballistic missile attack would be “extremely challenging and costly,” according to the State Department’s top missile defense official.

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Event Recap

Jul 1, 2015

Global Missile Defense Conference

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Attempting to defend Europe against a Russian ballistic missile attack would be “extremely challenging and costly,” according to the State Department’s top missile defense official. Frank Rose, Assistant Secretary of State, said that “the size and sophistication of Russia’s strategic missile force” outweighs US and NATO defense interceptors otherwise “available to defend against such a large force.” Rose’s comments […]

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Jun 29, 2015

Panel Recap: “Ensuring Effective Missile Defense in the Future”

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Ten to twenty years from now, the requirements for missile defense will confront a future that is increasingly complex and dynamic. And that complexity and dynamism play a strong role in creating uncertainty for how to plan a future for effective missile defense. What are the technologies that will shape missile defense operations in the […]

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Jun 26, 2015

Panel Recap: “Defense Cooperation in the Gulf: How Far Can We Go?”

By Owen Daniels

According to the particpants on the Brent Scowcroft Center’s missile defense panel entitled, “Defense Cooperation in the Gulf: How Far Can We Go?”, the policies of the United States and the asymmetric threats of Iran are driving cooperation in the Gulf that might have been unimaginable just one year ago. Moderated by Scowcroft Center Resident […]

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Jun 25, 2015

Full Coverage of the The United States and Global Missile Defense Conference

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The United States and Global Missile Defense Conference June 25, 2015 in Washington, DC

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A pair of French Mirage 2000s

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Jun 16, 2015

France Joins NATO’s Integrated Air Defense System

By Allied Command Operations

After thorough preparation and planning, jointly and effectively coordinated between the French and NATO Headquarters, France agreed to declare its assets eligible for NATO Air Policing duties over the French airspace and neighboring countries

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USS Lake Erie conducting missile defense test, May 15, 2013

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Jun 9, 2015

Norway To Participate in NATO Missile Defense System

By The Local (Norway)

Norway has agreed to play a role in the Nato missile defence system, with Prime Minister Erna Solberg saying that as a “committed Nato member”, the country’s participation is “necessary.”

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Jun 9, 2015

Slavin: Ex-Obama Adviser: Missile Defense May Avert GCC Proliferation

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on why missile defense is proving a useful tool in persuading the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf not to acquire nuclear weapons: 

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Chief of the Russian General Staff General Valery Gerasimov, Nov. 9, 2012

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Apr 28, 2015

Russia Threatens NATO Over Missile Shield

By Paul Sonne, Wall Street Journal

Russia’s top general warned European countries planning to host installations for a U.S.-led missile-defense shield that Russian forces would be forced to target them.

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US Patriot battery in Turkey, Feb. 4, 2013

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Apr 22, 2015

Poland Decides to Acquire Patriot Missile Defense System

By Defense News and Boston Globe

From Aaron Mehta and Pierre Tran, Defense News:  Poland has selected the US Patriot system and the Airbus Caracal helicopter as the European nation faces an increasingly aggressive Russia.

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