Missile Defense News

May 20, 2015

Russia Threatens to Build More Nuclear Weapons

National Interest: Russia may increase the size of its nuclear arsenal, a senior Russian official revealed on Friday. Speaking at

May 20, 2015

Ukraine Open to Hosting Missile-Defense System

ABC News: Ukraine is open to considering proposals to place a ballistic missile-defense system on its territory to ward off

May 20, 2015

Japan Would Attack North Korea To Defend US After Missile Attack, Defense Minister Says

International Business Times: Japan would retaliate against North Korea if Pyongyang launched a missile attack on the United States, Japanese

May 20, 2015

NATO’s missile defense capability set for modernization

UPI: NATO’s missile command-and-control system is to be modernized by ThalesRaytheonSystems under a contract worth more than $105 million. The

May 18, 2015

House Paves the Way for Japan to Buy Aegis Ashore; Adds Anti-Air Warfare to European Sites

USNI News: The National Defense Authorization Act passed on Friday by the House of Representatives includes measures to improve the capability

May 18, 2015

China Making Some Missiles More Powerful

New York Times: WASHINGTON — After decades of maintaining a minimal nuclear force, China has re-engineered many of its long-range ballistic

May 18, 2015

Kerry says U.S., China discussing further sanctions on North Korea

Reuters: The United States is discussing with China imposing further sanctions against North Korea as the reclusive country is “not

May 15, 2015

Missile shield for Gulf to take years, and heavy U.S. commitment

Reuters: May 15 A U.S.-supplied missile shield to protect Gulf nations against Iranian attacks will take years to complete, requiring

May 15, 2015

German defense ministry reportedly decides on ‘Meads’ missile defense system

Deutsche Welle: The “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (SZ), a leading German national daily, reported on Friday that Berlin’s defense ministry had decided

May 14, 2015

Getting the GCC to Cooperate on Missile Defense

War on the Rocks: This week President Obama convenes a summit with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at

International Cooperation