Nuclear-powered cruise missiles are not a new idea—they’re just a bad idea. While Russia’s Burevestnik missile is grabbing headlines, it does not fundamentally change Russia’s ability to hold the U.S. homeland at risk or the strategic balance between the two states.
On October 10, 2025, CSIS Defense and Security Department experts discussed Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to abide by New START limitations for another year after the treaty expires in February 2026.
Russia's missile attacks have failed to produce the kind of decisive strategic effects that Moscow likely expected.
Russia’s haphazard missile campaign reflects both internal strategic failures and Ukraine’s critical thinking prior to the invasion.
CSIS hosted a conversation with Dr. William Inboden on his recent book examining how Reagan's White House waged the Cold War.
Russia's air and missile campaign is likely to backfire, steeling Ukraine’s resolve and prompting greater support from the West.
On July 14, the CSIS Missile Defense Project hosted a full-day conference on U.S. homeland cruise missile defense.
On May 19, 2022, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus purchased an unspecified number of Iskander missiles and S-400 air defense systems from Russia. According to Lukashenko, Belarus obtained as many Iskander missiles and S-400 systems as its military “needed.” This announcement comes as Belarus continues to allow the Russian military to use land in...
On April 20, the Russian military announced it had successfully executed the first test of its Sarmat liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Russia’s Defense Ministry said the launch proved the missile’s effectiveness “in all phases of its flight.” U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary John Kirby said that Russia had informed the United States about the...
