Resource Library

• Achieving The Mission
• Alerts Archive
  • Volume 20: 2022
  • Volume 19: 2021
  • Volume 18: 2020
  • Volume 17: 2019
  • Volume 16: 2018
  • Volume 15: 2017
  • Volume 14: 2016
  • Volume 13: 2015
  • Volume 12: 2014
  • Volume 11: 2013
    • Over There
    • Champions
    • The 12th Man
    • A Two Percent Solution
  • Volume 10: 2012
    • A Step in the Right Direction
    • We Are Global
    • North Korea Success
    • If It’s Chemical, It Flies It Dies
    • Great Defenses Win
    • Branch Night
    • Congress Alert
    • The Reality of Missile Defense
    • A New Day Begins
    • Happy Veterans Day
    • “We Go Together”
    • The American People Have Decided
    • 5-5 to Yuma
    • Delta Force
    • Five in the Sky
    • A Tale of Two Views
    • Air and Water
    • No Doubt for No Dongs
    • Conviction
    • The Gold in Fort Knox
    • Air Assault
    • United States Homeland Defense
    • The Democratic Platform
    • Pride has No Place for Certain Injuries
    • The Republican Platform
    • Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012
    • Change is in the Air
    • “Alabama Hammer”
    • “A New Sheriff in Town”
    • “Ready Fleet… Global Reach”
    • “Our Continent Indivisible”
    • “Where East Meets West”
    • “Bow to Bow”
    • “Sky Rockets in Flight
    • “Making Waves”
    • Let the Iron Horse Run
    • Our Troops in Asia
    • “Crossing the Line”
    • “Snake Eyes”
    • “Guardian Angels”
    • Carter: DOD Puts Strategy Before Budget for Future Force
    • Pentagon Leaders Consider Options for East Coast Missile Defense System
    • Japan to Deploy Aegis Destroyers Near West Sea
    • Key US General Soothes Russian Concerns on Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons
    • Rafael Seeks to Boost Range of Iron Dome
    • Ahmadinejad Doesn’t Expect ‘Miracles’ in Upcoming Round of Nuclear Talks
    • “Freedom is Not Free”
    • Russia Tests ‘Fifth Generation’ Missile that can Penetrate NATO Defense System
    • “Talk Softly and Carry a Big Stick”
    • Fighting Fires with FIRES
    • The “Pohaku”
    • Lights Out! Knock Out!
    • Unsung Heroes
    • Smokey the Bear
    • “I am Uneasy About it Frankly”
    • Tit for Tat
    • Truth or Dare
    • India Leading
    • North Korean Failure
    • Failed United States Diplomacy
    • Heartbeat and Life Flow
    • Whispers of Great Consequences
    • Guard Up
    • Defiance
    • Protection of Innocent Lives
    • What are They Thinking?
    • Game Changers
    • Crossing the Red Line
    • Check and Balance
    • Hammer Time
    • High Stakes Poker
    • The Big Board
    • Defense Secretary on Iran
    • Risky Business
    • Champions
    • Missile Defense is Here to Stay
    • War and Peace
  • Volume 9: 2011
    • Peace on Earth
    • Don’t Give Up the Ship
    • The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara
    • Behind-the-Back Defense
    • The More the Merrier
    • You Can’t Stop What’s Coming
    • Russian Cooperation with the Unites States on Missile Defense
    • Good Vibrations
    • MDAA Breaking News
    • THAAD Shoots Down Multiple Missiles
    • Due Respect
    • Half the World
    • “To be or Not to Be: That is the Question”
    • Turkish Delight
    • Light in the Depth of Darkness
    • Moving Hawaiian Sand
    • China’s Fortune Cookie
    • Rose-Colored Glasses
    • Iron Soldiers
    • U.S. Army Missile, Rocket, and Mortar Defense
    • Our Little House on the Prairie
    • Dr. Robert M. Gates
    • Hunting Rabbits
    • Tax Dollar Efficiency
    • Roll Tide
    • Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder
    • The X Factor
    • Sleeping Hollow
    • Lift Off
    • Duty, Honor, Country
    • Love at First Site
    • Hawaii Five-O
    • Walking the Walk
    • Israel Intercepts Rocket Launched at Ashkelon from the Gaza Strip
    • Sense and Sensibility
    • U.S. European Missile Defense
    • Transparency and Accountability
    • K-Town
    • A Man Has Got to Know His Limitations
    • A Brief View of U.S. Missile Defense
    • Not Enough
    • You Get What You Pay For
    • Space Cowboys
    • “Build It and They Will Not Come”
    • It’s Rocket Science
    • The Best of the Best
    • In Parallel with the 38th Parallel
    • Our Thoughts and Prayers
  • Volume 8: 2010
    • START Me Up
    • “As Long As I Am President”
    • U.S. Homeland Missile Defense
    • Ground-Based Interceptor Test Fails
    • California Dreaming
    • The 38th Parallel
    • Come Together, Right Now, Over MD
    • Lisbon in the Sky with Diamonds
    • Freedom is Not Free
    • The Voice of the American People
    • A Shot Heard in North Korea
    • Great Expectations
    • Turkish delight
    • “Where is the Beef?”
    • Deep in the South
    • The “Pearls” of Pearl Harbor
    • “May the Force Be With You”
    • Senator Ted Stevens, 1923-2010
    • To Deter, Not Provoke
    • “Black Cat”
    • “As Close As It Gets”
    • Arabian Nights
    • You Can’t Stop What’s Coming
    • Little House on the Prairie
    • Our Nation’s Hedge
    • Our Memorial
    • Movable Feast
    • Commitment
    • A Response to the New York Times
    • Promises Made, Promises to Be Kept
    • Oklahoma Pride
    • “The Emperor has No Clothes”
    • The Clash of the Titans
    • In Memoriam, Lech Kaczynski
    • The Real Deal
    • “No Way, No How”
    • “Any Sensor, Any Weapon”
    • We Are As Good As Your Word
    • MDAA Defender of the Month, Feb 2010
    • A Tribute (Lt. Gen. Larry Dodgen)
    • Put It Where the Sun Don’t Shine
    • Game Changer
    • The Romanian Proposal
    • “Change We Can Believe In”
    • True Grit
    • “…That is a Promise.”
    • Friend or Foe
    • A League of Its Own
    • Chinese Checkers
  • Volume 7: 2009
    • Deal or No Deal
    • Iran Launches Long-Range Missile
    • Defending the Holy Land
    • Home on the Range
    • A Win
    • “Samurai”
    • God Bless Texas
    • May God Bless This Ship
    • A Step in the Right Direction
    • Clear and Present Danger
    • At Risk
    • US Changes Course on Missile Defense
    • Immovable Missiles
    • Stars Align
    • For Sea to Shining Sea
    • A Man is Only as Good as His Word
    • Risky Business
    • To Russia With Love
    • 7-11
    • Prelude to Fireworks
    • Hawaii
    • Think About It
    • What About Tomorrow?
    • Change Can’t Happen Without You
    • You Get What You Pay For
    • Ubi Concordia Ibi Victoria
    • John Rood Joins MDAA Advisory Board
    • Let’s Compete
    • A Memorial for All
    • Defying the Critics
    • Let Me Be Clear
    • Diplomacy Fails, North Korea Successfully Launches Long-Range Missile
    • Dear Secretary Gates
    • The Compelling Case for Missile Defense
    • Deal or No Deal
    • Taking Care of Business
    • It’s About Iran
    • The Time is Now
    • A Moment That Will Define A Generation
    • Give Credit Where Credit is Due
  • Volume 6: 2008
    • War
    • 372 Years
    • Missile Defense Proves Its Capability to Defend the Homeland of the United States
    • You Made the Nation Safer
    • A Miss
    • The State of Being in Israel
    • Earth, Wind and Fire
    • Commitment
    • United We Stand
    • History is Made
    • The Perfect Storm
    • We the People…
    • Clear and Present Danger
    • Bohemian Rhapsody
    • Hawaii 5-0
    • Sea to Shining Sea
    • It’s Hi-Hi-Hey! The Army’s On Its Way
    • We Need It, We Want It, and We Want More of It
    • A Legacy to Our Generation
    • Prague to Warsaw through Moscow
    • Missile Defense Outreach Established in Poland
    • MDAA Tours Proposed European Third Site and Attends Press Conference
    • You Can’t Stop What is Coming
    • Bolt On
    • Out of Space
    • Driven By the Threat
    • Solidarity
  • Volume 5: 2007
    • Peace Through Partnership
    • Air to Air
    • 4th Missile Defense Intercept in 39 Days
    • 2008 Conference Report
    • Comrades in Arms
    • 7th GBI Test Successful!
    • War and Peace
    • Serendipity in Poland
    • Radar Love
    • Our Global Village
    • A Summer to Remember
    • The Warfighter’s View
    • A Tribute
    • 90-5: The Right Vote at the Right Time for the Right Reason
    • And, By the Way
    • Not Enough
    • Hat Trick
    • Blinded By The Light
    • Our National Security Remains at Stake
    • The Cold War is Over
    • Russian Roulette
    • Breaking News – The Culprit
    • The Land Down Under
    • House of Representatives Vote
    • She Listened
    • Impartial Review
    • The Facilitator
    • Success! Success!
    • Valiant Warriors
    • Two Questions
    • The Great White Fleet
    • The Final Analysis
    • Her Key Priorities
    • Dear Members and Friends
    • East Meets West
    • Best and Brightest
    • What the World Needs Now
    • What the World Needs to Know
    • Wisdom and Experience
    • Honolulu Breakfast of Champions
    • To China With Love
    • Back in the U.S.S.R.
    • 152,000 American Lives at Stake
    • THAAD Test Successful
    • Fifth Successful Missile Defense Test in the Past Six Months
    • MDAA Supporting Third Site Development in Europe
    • Incentive to the World
    • The Passing of the President
    • U.S. Interceptor Inventory & Production Rate
  • Volume 4: 2006
    • Our Founding Father
    • December 7, 2006
    • Heart of Our Surface Fleet, Globally Deployed to Defend Our Freedom
    • Elevation and Application
    • Hail to the Victors
    • Shahab-3 Launch
    • A Great Defense Never Rests
    • As the World Turns
    • MDAA Meets with President George W. Bush
    • Hoorah!
    • Front Lines of Missile Defense
    • Calling North Korea’s Bluff
    • North Korea Demonstrates Mankind’s Most Terrifying and Devastating Weapon
    • Money Well Spent
    • The Devil in the Red Dress
    • Hip Hip Hooray
    • A Tribute to Democratic Congressman Silvestre Reyes
    • Amongst the Powerful
    • GBI Test at Reagan Missile Defense Site
    • Under the Northern Lights
    • Build It and They Will Not Come
    • Sweet Home Alabama
    • Say it Best
    • Critical Mass
    • Article 1, Section 8
    • The Eye in the Sky Does Not Lie
    • The Right Test at the Right Time
    • Peace on Earth
    • Don’t Tread on Me
    • Not Enough
    • Making the World a Safer Place
    • North Korean Intentions
    • North by Northwest
    • Taking Care of America
    • Clear and Present Danger
    • Thank You Mr. President and Thank You Mrs. Reagan
    • The Land of Enchantment
    • Difference Maker
    • Osama and His Friends
    • A Room With a View
    • We the People, By the People
    • New York, New York
    • With Highest Honors
    • The Rising Sun
    • Hawaii Five O
    • You Are Not the First, You Are Not the Last, But You Are Next
    • Money Talks and … Walks
    • A Small But Necessary Price
    • The Breaking of the Seals
  • Volume 3: 2005
    • “If We Wait for Threats to Fully Materialize, We Will Have Waited Too Long”
    • From Brussels to Seattle and London to Phoenix
    • Pictures Mean More than a Thousand Words
    • Sending a Message Loud and Clear
    • Chicago, Boston and Simi Valley
    • Your Collective Voices were Heard
    • Real Money for Real Protection
    • The European Public
    • California Advocacy Tour
    • Our Country has Spoken, Our Senators need to Listen
    • On Britannia
    • The 31st State
    • Some versus None
    • Inspired and Educated
    • Changing the Calculus
    • Seven Minutes
    • Without Warning, North Korea Fires a Ballistic Missile
    • A Priority of the President of the United States
    • Proliferation our Gravest Concern
    • The American Public Speaks
    • From San Francisco to Washington D.C.
    • Patience, Tactical Patience
    • Defendo Libertas Mare
    • Missile Intercept Successful
    • MDAA in The Hill
    • Strongly Urge and Fiercely Advocate
    • The Presidential Budget as it Relates to Missile Defense
    • Protection Page
    • Solemn Duty
    • Determination and Fortitude
  • Volume 2: 2004
    • Riki Ellison On C-Span
    • Disappointed and Frustrated
    • Airborne Laser (ABL)
    • Countries in Possession of Missiles
    • The Ultimate Sacrifice
    • Thank you for Voting and Making a Difference
    • Tomorrow, Vote and Make a Difference on Missile Defense
    • This Tuesday, Vote and Make a Difference on Missile Defense
    • Sea-Based Defensive Missile Completed
    • Fundamental Message Points of Missile Defense
    • The Ohio Report
    • The Need to Contain Threats Agreed on by Both Candidates
    • Iran Adds New Missile
    • September Reminds Us of Safety
    • Security Platform 2004 Republican National Convention
    • Report From Wisconsin
    • Renewed Focus on Missile Defense
    • WMD and 2005 Defense Bill
    • Fort Greely Ground Based Defense System
    • MDAA Observation – Reagan Tribute
    • Kerry on Missile Defense at Truman Library
    • Letters For and Against Missile Defense
    • MDAA on the Move
    • American People VS. Military Retirees
    • Ellison Speaks on The Public View of Missile Defense
    • The Real Story on Testing
    • Ellison to Speak at the Second Annual Missile Defense Conference
    • A Special Note from the President of MDAA
    • Missile Defense Sparks the Palmetto State
    • Ellison Responds to DoD’s Limited Deployment Announcement
    • Survey: Likely Democratic Voters Support a Missile Defense System
    • New Hampshire Trip – Making Missile Defense a Part of the Debate
    • New Hampshire Voters Want Missile Defense
  • Volume 1: 2003
    • Boost-Phase Technology Has Great Potential
    • Senator Lieberman Understands
    • Iran is Building Up its Nuclear Arsenal
    • Missile Defense – A Public Safety Issue for Japan
    • Nevada Testimonials in Support of Senate Joint Resolution 7
    • North Korea Threats
    • When Regimes Change, Weapons Remain
    • The Enemies of Freedom Are Not Idle
    • We’ve Got Nukes. We Can’t Dismantle Them.
    • A System That Does Not Kill People
    • The Grimmest Day This Nation Has Ever Seen
    • Last Week, Congress Discussed Missile Defense in Hearings
• MDAA U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Overview
• MDAA System/Issue Briefs
  • System Brief #1: Ground Based Midcourse System
  • System Brief #2: U.S. Missile Defense Sensors
  • System Brief #3: Future Ballistic Missile Defense Systems
  • Issue Brief: GMD Modernization
  • Issue Brief: Aegis Ashore and the European Phased Adaptive Approach
  • Issue Brief: Effect of Budget Uncertainty on Missile Defense Programs
  • Issue Brief: Addressing the Air and Ballistic Missile Threat to Europe
  • Issue Brief: Fighting in the New Frontiers: Multi Domain Operations, Convergence, and Offense-Defense Integration
• MDAA Country Briefs
  • Japan: Priorities for Missile Defense Development and U.S. Partnership
  • Europe: Missile Defense in an Evolving Threat Environment
  • GCC Missile Defense: A Threat Driven Imperative
  • The Chinese Missile Threat: A Rising Tide in the Pacific
  • The North Korean Missile Threat: The Hermit Kingdom’s Open Ambition (February 2016)
  • The North Korean Missile Threat (December 2017)
• 3D Panoramas
  • Iranian Missile Preparation Launch Room (Interior)
• Additional Resources
  • Updates to CRS Reports

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