Assessing the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States

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Testimony

Assessing the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States

By Joseph Cirincione

Published on Apr 3, 2001

Source: Carnegie

Non-Proliferation Project Director Joseph Cirincione's Power Point presentation explains that the ballistic missile threat to the United States has dramatically decreased since the height of the Cold War.

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About the Author

Joseph Cirincione

Former Senior Associate, Director for NonProliferation

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