Such defense systems are extremely costly” with “their effectiveness often being questionable,” one expert said.

President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for reductions in atomic weapons arsenals across the great nuclear powers.

The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear-armed missiles is to negotiate their elimination—not pretend some magic ...

Israel’s missile defense system is effective in close quarters. That model won’t help the U.S.

This new initiative expands upon decades of U.S. missile defense efforts, building on technologies from the Reagan-era ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to forge ahead with an American version of Israel's famed Iron Dome air ...

In a sweeping executive order issued Monday, President Trump announced the launch of a bold initiative to develop and deploy ...

In the executive order, Trump lamented that the Reagan administration’s Strategic Defense Initiative to protect against intercontinental ballistic missiles ended up being shuttered.

An executive order signed by the president this week essentially revives Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, often referred to as "Star Wars. " The new project reflects growing concerns over ...

The Iron Dome operates with a tri-layered defense strategy, ranging from the immediate Iron Dome to the high-altitude Arrow ...

Wonder Land: In 1986, Sen. Joe Biden mocked as ‘reckless’ Ronald Reagan's 'Strategic Defense Initiative,' a program to counter the ballistic missile threat. Israel ran with it, creating the ...