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South Korean TV showing image from North Korea's ICBM launch, July 4, 2017 (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Which Is Worse, Nuclear Annihilation or Donald Trump?

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Jul 6, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

This undated photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency on May 30, 2017 shows a test-fire of a ballistic missile at an undisclosed location (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

With North Korea Threatening, the U.S. Advances on Missile Defense

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Jun 26, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

USS Fitzgerald sails into its mother port, US Naval Yokosuka Base, Kanagawa prefecture on June 17, 2017 (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Could This Happen? The Fitzgerald, the U.S. Navy, and Collisions At Sea

Bryan McGrath

Former Deputy Director, Center for American Seapower

Bryan McGrath

Jun 19, 2017

Commentary

9 Min Read

Two US Army THAAD launchers arrive in South Korea, March 5, 2017 (MSgt Jeremy Larlee)

Commentary

Boost-Phase Intercept Is Still the Best Defense Against the North Korean Nuclear Threat

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Jun 15, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

The New Panama Canal, January 12, 2017 (U.S. Department of Transportation)

Commentary

Bully: China Continues its Diplomatic Campaign Against Taiwan

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

Seth Cropsey

Jun 14, 2017

Commentary

6 Min Read

Commentary

Promoting U.S.-Indian Defense Cooperation: Opportunities and Obstacles

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Jun 7, 2017

Commentary

1 Min Read

A long-range ground-based interceptor successfully intercepted an ICBM target launched from the U.S. Army’s Reagan Test Site. This was the first live-fire test event against an ICBM-class target (Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Department of Defense)

Commentary

Homeland Missile Defense System Is Successful, and the Timing Could Not Be Better

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

May 31, 2017

Commentary

3 Min Read

An Iranian flag is seen outside the Bushehr nuclear power plant (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

The World Didn’t Agree to a Nuclear-Armed Iran, Even in 10 Years

Max Singer

Senior Fellow, Co-Founder, and Trustee Emeritus

Max Singer

May 9, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

Commentary

Reflections on U.S. Military Policy

Douglas J. Feith

Senior Fellow

Douglas J. Feith

May 8, 2017

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

North Korea Parade Weapons May be Fake

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Apr 27, 2017

In the Media

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters on April 24, 2017 in in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images)

Commentary

Mattis' Balancing Act: Managing America’s Middle East Allies

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Apr 25, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

Korean People's Army (KPA) tanks are displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. (ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

We Can Defang the North Korean Threat