A second GBI is launched from Vandenberg AFB during the FTG-11 salvo intercept test, March 25, 2019.
System Brief #1: Ground Based Midcourse System
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- A Brief View of U.S. Missile Defense
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- In Memoriam, Lech Kaczynski
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- A Tribute (Lt. Gen. Larry Dodgen)
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- Deal or No Deal
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- God Bless Texas
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- A Step in the Right Direction
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- 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
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- Think About It
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- 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
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- Sea to Shining Sea
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- 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
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- Hat Trick
- Blinded By The Light
- Our National Security Remains at Stake
- The Cold War is Over
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- Breaking News – The Culprit
- The Land Down Under
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- Dear Members and Friends
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- Honolulu Breakfast of Champions
- To China With Love
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- 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
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- Our Founding Father
- December 7, 2006
- Heart of Our Surface Fleet, Globally Deployed to Defend Our Freedom
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- 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
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- Article 1, Section 8
- The Eye in the Sky Does Not Lie
- The Right Test at the Right Time
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- 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
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- 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
- Additional Resources
