North Korea is estimated to have 50 nuclear weapons. And that's the lower end of the threats that the Golden Dome is supposed to counter. China has hundreds of nuclear weapons, and Russia has ...

A Medium Range Ballistic Missile with a Hypersonic Target Vehicle (HTV) - 1 front end is air launched from a C-17 aircraft off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, during Flight ...

The United States has built a vast defense network of interceptors and radars across the Pacific to safeguard its homeland—including the westernmost territory of Guam—against evolving missile threats ...

China has unveiled a working prototype of a global missile defense system, marking a significant technological step in defense capabilities. Observers say this system mirrors the ambitions of the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the "Golden Dome," a ...

In January President Donald Trump made a bold pronouncement, calling for colossal investment in a missile defense shield called Iron Dome for America, later renamed the Golden Dome for America. It ...

Ukraine’s spectacular attack in June on Russian bombers at air bases in northern and western Russia, using cheap drones, has revealed new threats to Russia’s strategic capabilities and forced it to ...

Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the feasibility of a multi-layer missile defense system for the United States. Welcome to ...

On September 3, the People’s Republic of China unveiled a plethora of new weapons in a parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan. The parade revealed new strategic missile ...

Donald Trump’s strikes on Venezuela sent a clear signal beyond Caracas, exposing vulnerabilities in Russian-supplied air ...

President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed Star Wars, promised to create a missile defense system so effective it would eliminate the threat of nuclear war forever, at a cost of ...