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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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Otto Warmbier arrives at a court for his trial in Pyongyang, North Korea, March 16, 2015 (Xinhua/Lu Rui via Getty Images)
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Two US Army THAAD launchers arrive in South Korea, March 5, 2017 (MSgt Jeremy Larlee)
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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)
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North Korea's ballistic missile, North Korea Victory Day, 2013 (Stefan Krasowski)
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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)
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The Redesigned Kill Vehicle Standard Missile 3 (SM-3). (Raytheon)
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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from a THAAD battery located on Wake Island, during Flight Test Operational (FTO)-02 Event 2a, November 1, 2015. (Missile Defense Agency)
Experts
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
Iku Tsujihiro
Research Associate
Timothy A. Walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
