List of Missile Defense articles
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Small-caliber ammunition is seen during the opening of Mesko SA’s new ammunition production hall in Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland. Ukraine’s Arms Industry Is the Wild West
Battle experience may give Ukrainian manufacturers the edge.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on May 21. Netanyahu Is Backed Into a Corner on Gaza
The Israeli leader is facing growing pressure, even from Trump, over his prosecution of the Gaza war.
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Donald Trump is seen in profile as he walks in front of a crowd of reporters with cameras and microphones poised. Trump wears a navy blue suit and red tie; the room behind him is large and decorated ornately with carved white walls and gold curtains. Trump’s Defense Plans Are a Reagan Redux
Both men granted the Pentagon blank checks to spend on their outlandish national-security obsessions.
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A collage stile illustration shows a soldier waving a NATO flag. Behind are soldiers walking in front of a blue descending bar chart and graph lines. Can Trump’s 5 Percent Defense Spending Threshold Save NATO?
Experts suggest that shifting how the alliance spends its money could be more effective against a Russian security threat.
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A streak of like arcs across a dark sky ending in a ball of light. The United States Needs an Iron Dome
Trump should revive the “Star Wars” missile defense plans of the 1980s to protect against growing threats from Russia, China, and North Korea.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks in New York. Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Two-Front War and the Fall of Netanyahu
The former Israeli prime minister calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and the creation of a Palestinian state.
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Cars pass a billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles on Valiasr Square in central Tehran on April 15. How Iran’s Attack Could Change Israel’s Strategy
The April 14 missile barrage showed Israel that it cannot prevail against Iran on its own.
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Bursts of light fly over a city skyline at night, showing the path of a missile fired from Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system as it intercepts another missile. U.S. to Bolster Israel’s Missile Defenses
The Iron Dome may not be so ironclad if Hezbollah joins the war.
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Several plumes of white smoke rise against a gray sky above a densely populated area of the Gaza Strip. What the Use of White Phosphorus Means in Warfare
Israel’s use of the deadly chemical would violate international norms.
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A woman gestures at Israeli security forces in the West Bank town of Hebron. ‘Palestinians Live in a State of Despair’
Regional expert Khaled Elgindy on the political future of the Palestinian people.
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A missile is launched at night. U.S. Gets Hypersonics Back on Track
The Pentagon tries to one-up China’s “Sputnik moment.”
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The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel on May 14, 2021. Russia and Iran Threats Put Missile Defense Back on the Agenda
In Europe and the Middle East, plans for missile defense are a mixed blessing.
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A Ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg on September 12, 2021. U.S. Missile Defense Is Cruising for a Bruising
A new report argues the Pentagon needs to wake up to low-flying threats.
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A member of the U.S. Air Force looks on near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 20, 2020. U.S. Aid to Saudi Arabia on Missile Defense Is Not Unconditional
Biden must make it clear to Saudi leaders that continued ballistic missile cooperation with China will jeopardize U.S. missile defense assistance.
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Serbian Army soldiers fire artillery on the eve of Serbia's Statehood Day in Belgrade on Feb. 14. Serbia’s Arms Deals Show It’s Tilting Away From Russia and Toward China
Belgrade’s purchase of FK-3 air defense systems from Beijing marks a shift in Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s diplomatic and defense policy.
