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Articles by Baker Spring

MEADS Development Crucial to U.S. Defense

Baker Spring | May 27, 2012

Former Representative Bob Barr’s (R–GA) criticism of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) anti-aircraft and missile program is understandable but misplaced. Representative Barr, quite… Read More

NATO to Declare Interim European Missile Defense Capability

Baker Spring | May 20, 2012

During the NATO meeting in Chicago, the alliance will declare that it has an interim operational capability to defend itself against ballistic missile attacks. This… Read More

U.S. House Considering East Coast Missile Defense

Baker Spring | May 11, 2012

According to press reports, the House Armed Services Committee has preserved a provision in its draft of annual defense legislation that would place ballistic missile… Read More

U.S. Nuclear Warheads Face More Uncertainty as Scientists Retire

Baker Spring | April 26, 2012

In about five years, the United States will not have a single active engineer with actual nuclear weapons testing experience, defined as “a key hand… Read More

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U.S. Nods to India’s Closing Missile Gap with China

Baker Spring | April 23, 2012

India’s successful test of the Agni-V, a nuclear-capable long-range missile, is a major step forward for New Delhi in attaining nuclear deterrence against regional rival… Read More

Turkish Survey Results Support Heritage Findings

Baker Spring | April 03, 2012

According to a March 29 article in the Journal of Turkish Weekly, 54 percent of Turkish survey respondents favor Turkey developing its own nuclear weapons… Read More

Obama’s Comments to Medvedev Reveal Missile Defense Policy

Baker Spring | March 26, 2012

It is a fundamental trust the American people put in a President that he will do all within his power to defend them against foreign… Read More

Ryan’s Budget Proposal: A Down Payment on the Common Defense

Baker Spring | March 21, 2012

The defense commitments in Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R–WI) budget proposal, “The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America’s Promise,” are a step in the right direction. The… Read More

Cutting the Nuclear Arsenal Even Further

Baker Spring | February 10, 2012

Representative Edward Markey (D–MA) has grave misconceptions regarding contributions that nuclear weapons make to the U.S. and allied national security. On Wednesday, he introduced a… Read More

No Transparency Regarding Russia’s Strategic Buildup

Baker Spring | February 09, 2012

In the New Strategic Arm Reductions Treaty (New START), the United States agreed to a weak verification regime. An indication of this is that U.S…. Read More

Remedying the BCA’s Impacts on the Defense Budget

Baker Spring | January 24, 2012

An increasing number of leaders in the House and the Senate recognize that the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 will impose a disproportionate burden… Read More

Harm to U.S. Space Systems Not Avoided Yet

Baker Spring | January 18, 2012

According to the recent news, the United States will not be signing the European Union Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities. This is good… Read More

Defense Strategic Guidance Lacks Strategic Thinking on Nuclear Weapons

Baker Spring | January 09, 2012

The Obama Administration just rolled out its Defense Strategic Guidance (DSG), which outlines priorities of the U.S. military after the Budget Control Act of 2011…. Read More

DEBATE PREP: Back to the Strategic Future

Baker Spring | November 21, 2011

It is only a small exaggeration to say that the United States hasn’t had a coherent national security strategy since the end of the Cold… Read More

Giving the Russians More Information on the SM-3 Interceptor? Just Say No.

Baker Spring | November 21, 2011

According to an article in The Washington Times, the Obama Administration is trying to make yet another concession to the Russians over the U.S. missile… Read More

Reforming the Military Health Care System

Baker Spring | November 11, 2011

A number of military and veterans groups are expressing concern over a letter that Senator John McCain (R–AZ) has sent to members of the congressional… Read More

Nuclear Weapons Worth More Than the U.S. Is Spending

Baker Spring | November 01, 2011

A recent New York Times editorial is turning one of the significant nuclear weapons’ benefits for the U.S. national security on its head, charging that… Read More

Missile Defense: Germany Will Not Procure MEADS

Baker Spring | October 25, 2011

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) took a hit when the German government decided to withdraw its support for the system. MEADS is a… Read More

U.S. Must Not Accept Russia’s Restrictions on Missile Defense

Baker Spring | October 20, 2011

“The missile defense system we are establishing in Europe is not directed against Russia. We have said that publicly and privately, at many levels. We… Read More

Missile Defense Budget on the Chopping Block Already

Baker Spring | 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

CTBT: State Department’s Misleading Fact Sheets

Baker Spring | October 05, 2011

On September 29, the State Department released a fact sheet that unequivocally asserts that the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a “zero-yield” treaty. Under… Read More

Debt Ceiling Law Stacks the Deck against Defenders of Defense

Baker Spring | September 27, 2011

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta asserted during a press conference on September 20 that the recently enacted debt ceiling law requires $450 billion in savings… Read More

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

Baker Spring | 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

EPAA: Fact or Fiction in the Future?

Baker Spring | 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

Medium Extended Air Defense System: A Next Good Step

Baker Spring | 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

The Last Frontier Warrior: A Tribute

Baker Spring | September 19, 2011

The late U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop (R–WY), who was the first Chung Ju-Yung Fellow for Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, will be missed by… Read More

Turkish Agreement on Missile Defense—Now the Real Work Begins

Baker Spring | 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

Debt Ceiling Defense Cuts Will Happen

Baker Spring | August 08, 2011

There is considerable misunderstanding about what the new debt ceiling law does to the area of defense. Many people are describing the required defense cuts… Read More

More National Security Broken Promises

Baker Spring | August 05, 2011

The Obama Administration’s plan to increase funding for the U.S. nuclear weapons complex has little chance to succeed under the newly negotiated debt ceiling deal…. Read More

Understanding the Debt Deal and Defense

Baker Spring | August 02, 2011

Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to increase the nation’s debt ceiling, restrict federal spending, and reduce the deficit in a bill called “the Budget… Read More

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