Missile Defense

The proliferation and improvement of missile technology is one of the more consequential developments in 21st-century warfare. How will the United States deter attack and defend itself and its allies from the ever more capable missile arsenals of potential adversaries? Atlantic Council work focuses on the strategic and tactical implications of missile defense, with particular attention to the impact of new capabilities like hypersonic weapons, space-based assets, and directed energy.

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

NATOSource

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.

Central Europe Missile Defense
US Patriot battery in Turkey, Feb. 4, 2013

NATOSource

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.

Missile Defense Poland
Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 9, 2015

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2015

President Vladimir Putin’s Dangerous Moves

By New York Times Editorial Board

Even for Mr. Putin, the recent nuclear threats have set a new benchmark for hostility in the conflict he has ignited with the West.

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Defense Industrialist

Apr 14, 2015

Shield of Poland, Shield from Poland

By James Hasik

Liberalized technology sharing and globalized supply chains are needed for controlling the cost of defense. I spent last Wednesday in Warsaw at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), for a conference on Balancing Strategy and Economic Imperatives: the Future of US-Polish Defense-Industrial Cooperation. My task was moderating a panel discussion on “The Industry’s View,” amongst Marek Dras, […]

Korea Missile Defense

In the News

Apr 8, 2015

Biberman in Wiley Online Library: One Shield, Two Responses: Anti‐U.S. Missile Defense Shield Protests in the Czech Republic and Poland

By Atlantic Council

Central Europe Defense Policy
U.S. Patriot missiles stand guard over Gaziantep, Turkey in 2013

NATOSource

Mar 27, 2015

NATO Says Syrian Rocket Landed in Part of Turkey Not Protected by Patriot Batteries

By Denis Arslan, Today's Zaman

A NATO official has said a Syrian rocket that landed close to a Turkish military unit and slightly wounded five people on Wednesday was outside the areas covered by the current Patriot configuration in Turkey.

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Danish warship Absalon, April 29, 2013

NATOSource

Mar 22, 2015

Russia Threatens to Aim Nuclear Missiles at Denmark’s Ships If It Joins NATO Shield

By Reuters, Telegraph, and Copenhagen Post

From Reuters:  Russia threatened to aim nuclear missiles at Danish warships if Denmark joins NATO’s missile defense system,

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Patriot missile system deployed in Turkey

NATOSource

Jan 28, 2015

Spanish Patriot Missiles in Turkey Now Operational

By NATO

Spanish troops joined NATO’s Patriot anti-ballistic missile deployment in Adana, Turkey on Monday (26 January 2015), replacing a Dutch unit which had been stationed there since January 2013.

Missile Defense NATO

In the News

Dec 30, 2014

Ullman: A Realistic Strategy Force is Needed

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for War on the Rocks on why the current level of defense spending cannot and will not sustain current force levels:

Missile Defense Security & Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits anti-submarine ship Vice Admiral Kulakov, Sept. 23, 2014

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Dec 17, 2014

Putin Orders Snap Military Drills on NATO Border

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills for Russian armed forces in the Baltic region to test Russia’s “battle-readiness”, a ministry of defence spokesperson told Russian news agency Interfax today.

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Experts

Fellow

Paul Amato

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Missile Defense Nuclear Deterrence

Fellow

Nicholas Blanford

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Conflict

Fellow

Ian Brzezinski

Senior Fellow

Europe Center Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Central Europe Defense Policy

Staff

Joe Costa

Director

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Fellow

Marek Jestrab

2022-23 Senior US Navy Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Indo-Pacific

Staff

Matthew Kroenig

Vice President, Geostrategy and Fellows and Senior Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Defense Policy
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