Articles by Michaela Dodge

Trading Protection of the United States for “Reset” Must Stop

Michaela Dodge | October 14, 2011

President Obama is sacrificing missile defense for a “reset” with the Russian Federation, writes Rebeccah Heinrichs in her most recent piece. The Obama Administration has… Read More

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Missile Defense Budget on the Chopping Block Already

Michaela Dodge | October 12, 2011

The missile defense budget has been on the chopping block ever since the Obama Administration took office. In 2009, President Obama proposed $1.6 billion in… Read More

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Commitment to Triad Trumps Commitment to Nuclear Zero

Michaela Dodge | October 03, 2011

The Obama Administration’s commitment to maintain the U.S. strategic triad appears to be fading, writes Mark Schneider, former special assistant in the Office of the… Read More

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Experts Confident in Ballistic Missile Defense Testing Program

Michaela Dodge | September 28, 2011

Two experts in missile defense—Lieutenant General Henry A. Obering III (ret.), former director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and Rebeccah Heinrichs, an adjunct fellow… Read More

Obama’s Missile Defense Plan Less Robust than Bush’s

Michaela Dodge | September 21, 2011

As Turkish representatives announced last week their decision to participate in the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), the Obama Administration’s plan for missile defense, there… Read More

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EPAA: Fact or Fiction in the Future?

Michaela Dodge | September 21, 2011

The White House has recently announced more details about the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), a ballistic missile defense plan for the protection of allies… Read More

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Medium Extended Air Defense System: A Next Good Step

Michaela Dodge | September 20, 2011

Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee decided to accept the Pentagon’s request for Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, which will allow the system… Read More

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Turkish Agreement on Missile Defense—Now the Real Work Begins

Michaela Dodge | September 19, 2011

Last week, the Obama Administration made a step toward implementation of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), its four-phase ballistic missile defense plan for the… Read More

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Will the Next Generation of Fighters Fly?

Michaela Dodge | September 16, 2011

When it comes to the Pentagon’s acquisition process, the devil is in the details. Some details, however, can have deadly consequences for men and women… Read More

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Pro-CTBT Arguments Still Unsubstantiated

Michaela Dodge | September 13, 2011

The recent op-ed by James Woolsey and Keith Payne “Reconsidering the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty” (CTBT) describes the treaty as “an ineffectual gesture that could… Read More

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