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Strategic Missile Defense

  • U.S. Reaffirms Europe Anti-Missile Plan
    Arms Control Today
    July 1, 2007

    Russian President Vladimir Putin’s June 7 proposal to share radar data on missiles with the United States might be an earnest offer, a cynical ploy to undercut U.S. plans to base anti-missile systems in Europe, or both. Regardless, U.S. leaders say they will continue their current missile defense approach despite strong Russian opposition. (Continue)
  • NEWS ANALYSIS: Missile Defense Five Years After the ABM Treaty
    Arms Control Today
    June 2, 2007

    Five years after President George W. Bush orchestrated the June 13, 2002, U.S. withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty to build an “effective” missile defense, the system remains unproven or insufficient in the eyes of many. (Continue)
  • Europeans Split Over U.S. Missile Defense Plans
    Arms Control Today
    April 2, 2007
  • Missile Defense Remains Budget Priority
    Arms Control Today
    March 1, 2007

    Anti-missile programs have been a consistent Bush administration funding favorite, and its recent budget request to Congress continues the trend. All told, the Pentagon is seeking approximately $10.8 billion for its various missile defense projects. (Continue)
  • U.S., Europe Anti-Missile Plans Upset Russia
    Arms Control Today
    March 1, 2007

    A U.S. bid to base anti-missile systems in Poland and the Czech Republic is provoking strong reactions from Russia, including hints that it might abrogate a two-decade-old treaty restricting Russian missile holdings. (Continue)
  • Missile Defense Under Scrutiny
    Arms Control Today
    January 1, 2007
  • Anti-Missile System Scores Test Hit
    Arms Control Today
    October 1, 2006
  • Missile Defense Funding Soars to New Heights
    Arms Control Today
    March 1, 2006

    President George W. Bush’s fiscal year 2007 budget re quest reaffirms his administration’s commitment to deploying an array of anti-missile systems, including to Europe , despite continuing uncertainty about whether they work. Submitted to Congress Feb. 6, the roughly $11.2 billion request for missile defenses is the largest ever by the Bush administration. (Continue)
  • Congress Backs Bush's Defense Budget
    Arms Control Today
    July 1, 2004
  • Sea-Based Missile Defense System Misses Target
    Arms Control Today
    July 1, 2003

    A sea-based theater missile defense system scheduled for deployment within the next two years suffered its first failure in four intercept tries June 18. The Pentagon is now trying to figure out what went wrong. (Continue)