The Time for National Missile Defense Is Coming

Despite its many scientific and political detractors, the idea of a national missile defense system remains extremely popular with voters. How did we get to where we are? Where is this technology going? How should missile defense be viewed in today’s world of terrorist networks and rogue nation-states? We’ll provide the answers.

When Ronald Reagan unveiled his vision for the Strategic Defense Initiative, often referred to in the press as the “Star Wars Program,” the primary threat to national security came .....