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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

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

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Apr 25, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

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

Candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination Donald Trump speaks out against President Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, September 9, 2015. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Commentary

Iran on Notice

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 21, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at an exclusive interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Shooting at Monsters

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Apr 14, 2017

Commentary

5 Min Read

In the Media

What Did Trump Accomplish with the MOAB?

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Apr 13, 2017

In the Media

The Redesigned Kill Vehicle Standard Missile 3 (SM-3). (Raytheon)

Commentary

Keep Ahead of North Korea: Redesign U.S. Missile Defense

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Apr 12, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

DigitalGlobe imagery of the Shayrat Air Base outside of Homs, Syria. Closeup-1, April 7, 2016. (Photo DigitalGlobe/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Trump's Syria Missile Strike Could Transform the Middle East

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Apr 10, 2017

Commentary

4 Min Read

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks to Marine One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 18, 2017. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump's Conundrum: What Policy Will He Adopt After the Bombing?