Richard H. Speier

Hypersonic Missile Nonproliferation

Hindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

Hypersonic missiles--specifically hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles--are a new class of threat because they are capable both of...

Penaid Nonproliferation

Hindering the Spread of Countermeasures Against Ballistic Missile Defenses

An attacker's missile-borne countermeasures to ballistic missile defenses are known as penetration aids, or penaids. To support efforts to prevent the...

The Proposed Fissile-Material Production Cutoff: Next Steps

In September 1993 President Clinton announced that the United States will take a comprehensive approach to the growing global accumulation of fissile ...