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On January 17, the Department of Defense released its long-awaited Missile Defense Review (“MDR��), which outlines a roadmap for U.S. missile defense policy, strategy, and programs. Framed as a response to a “threat environment that is markedly more dangerous than in past years,�� the MDR lays out a vision for “a concerted U.S. effort to improve existing capabilities for both homeland and regional missile defense.��

On January 29, James H. Anderson—assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans, and capabilities—delivered a keynote at the Brookings Institution on the MDR and its significance for U.S. defense policy. Then, Rebeccah Heinrichs joined a panel of experts to discuss the MDR’s policy, strategic, and budgetary implications.