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Missile Proliferation

  • Showcase of Missile Proliferation: Iran’s Missile and Space Program
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    A comprehensive review of missile proliferation published in 1988 listed 20 nonindustrialized nations that were deploying various types of ballistic missiles at the time. Tucked toward the bottom of that list was one Middle Eastern country with just three types of missiles, two of which were actually simple, unguided rockets. That country was Iran.
  • Lawmakers Raise North Korea ICBM Fears
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    Five Republican members of Congress raised concerns in November that North Korea is developing a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a capability that might allow it to protect its long-range missiles from being destroyed before they are used. However, some nongovernmental experts said such a system was very likely beyond North Korea’s current technical reach.
  • India Extending Missile Reach
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    India is preparing to test a missile with a range of 5,000 kilometers early this year and possibly develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the future, Indian defense officials have indicated in recent weeks.
  • Worldwide Ballistic Missile Inventories
    Fact Sheets & Briefs
    January 5, 2012

    January 2012
  • U.S. Navy Turns Back North Korean Ship
    Arms Control Today
    July 7, 2011

    A North Korean ship suspected of carrying missile technology to Myanmar turned back to North Korea after being confronted by a U.S. naval vessel, part of a U.S. effort that involved coordination with countries in the region.
  • The Missile Gap Myth and Its Progeny
    Arms Control Today
    May 3, 2011

    The misperceived "missile gap" became a significant issue during the period between the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957 and the U.S. presidential election of 1960. The story of how it arose and then quickly disappeared 50 years ago carries relevant lessons for assessing military threats today.
  • U.S. Alters Non-Nuclear Prompt-Strike Plan
    Arms Control Today
    April 3, 2011

     

    The Pentagon will continue to explore a concept called "boost-glide" for its Conventional Prompt Global Strike mission, rather than pursuing systems based on traditional ballistic missiles, a White House report says.

     
  • U.S., Allies Prod China on North Korea
    Arms Control Today
    January 10, 2011

    The United States, Japan, and South Korea called on China to place added pressure on North Korea following a series of provocative actions by Pyongyang and said six-party negotiations could not begin before the North-South relationship improved.
  • Evaluating the Latest Iranian ICBM Threat Assessment
    Issue Briefs
    May 6, 2010

    Volume 1, Number 2

    A careful examination reveals that the Pentagon's latest report on Iran's military power does not contradict recent "worst case" assessments of Iran's ICBM potential. In fact, the same exact language was used in the April 2009 "Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat" Report of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center.
  • Pakistan Raises New Issues at Stalled CD
    Arms Control Today
    March 4, 2010

    Pakistan has raised a new set of concerns in the Conference on Disarmament (CD), the UN body responsible for negotiating a fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT).

    Islamabad’s objections are holding up the CD’s approval of a program of work on an FMCT and other issues.

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