The U.S. faces dangerous adversaries but has the tools to create a strong missile-defense system.

Contextual background on the Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as "Star Wars," was drawn from historical accounts and U.S. policy analyses of the 1980s Cold War arms race.

Will the Golden Dome missile defense system proposed by President Donald Trump protect the US from missile strikes?

Just over 100 days into his administration, President Trump’s landmark defense initiative is showing signs of moving beyond the conceptual stage. The Golden Dome directive, which directs the ...

Strategic Defense Initiative. Nuclear Deterrence; Nuclear Weapons, China, and a Strategic Defense Initiative for this Century In 2019, I was honored to receive the Hudson Institute’s Herman Kahn ...

NATO's 5% GDP defense target by 2035 sparks global spending shifts. Discover how rising threats boost demand for high-tech ...

Two memorable stories illustrate Garwin’s gift for explanation, both from the 1980s during the era of the Strategic Defense Initiative, also called the “Star Wars” program by its critics. Back then, ...

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan announced he was launching a Strategic Defense Initiative, popularly known as “Star Wars,” with the goal of rendering nuclear weapons “impotent and obsolete ...

This initiative is set to redefine the company’s approach to leveraging laser technology within the defense sector, promising to enhance NUBURU's market position.

For a livestreamed discussion on these themes and questions, please join the CSIS International Security Program virtually for a conversation with Dr. Aaron Bateman, Assistant Professor of History and ...

The Strategic Defense Initiative, which has come to be known by its mocking nickname, “Star Wars,” was never operational, and it was all but canceled years after Reagan left office.

Contextual background on the Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as "Star Wars," was drawn from historical accounts and U.S. policy analyses of the 1980s Cold War arms race.