{"id":29867,"date":"2018-04-06T20:16:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T20:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/06\/missile-defense-review-expected-in-may\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:26:33","slug":"missile-defense-review-expected-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2018\/04\/06\/missile-defense-review-expected-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Missile Defense Review expected in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The Trump administration\u2019s review of America\u2019s missile defense capabilities is now expected to be released in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Missile Defense Review, a strategy document designed to take a holistic view of America\u2019s missile defense posture, was expected to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2017\/12\/21\/pentagon-official-promises-impactful-nuclear-missile-defense-strategies\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">released in February<\/a>. But finally, it appears the document is nearing completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon spokesman Tom Crosson, in response to an inquiry by Defense News, said that the review is \u201ccurrently in development\u201d and that \u201cwe expect to release the review sometime next month.\u201d The review is expected to be unclassified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review is part of a series of big-picture strategic documents that started with the December release of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2017\/12\/18\/trumps-national-security-strategy-unveiled-with-focus-on-economics\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">National Security Strategy<\/a>, followed by the January release of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2018\/01\/19\/national-defense-strategy-released-with-clear-priority-stay-ahead-of-russia-and-china\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">National Defense Strategy<\/a>, and continued with February\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/02\/02\/nuclear-posture-review-puts-russia-firmly-in-crosshairs\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Nuclear Posture Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, the review was originally positioned as a \u201cballistic missile defense review,\u201d but the term ballistic has since been dropped by the Trump administration \u2015 something Tom Karako, a missile defense expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said was a wise choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact that the administration has dropped \u2018ballistic\u2019 from the review\u2019s title indicates the document will probably employ a wider lens,\u201d Karako wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/forthcoming-missile-defense-review\">CSIS analysis<\/a> Friday. \u201cThis could include a robust effort to better defend against Russian and Chinese cruise missiles, other maneuvering endo-atmospheric threats like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2018\/03\/12\/russia-to-world-our-new-nukes-are-no-bluff\/\">hypersonic boost-glide vehicles<\/a> (HGVs), and advanced short-range ballistic missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although no one has spelled out the direction of the review, there have been some hints given about where the administration intends to take missile defense. 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