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Eli Glickman

Undergraduate Student, University of California, Berkeley
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Eli is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley and an undergraduate research apprentice at the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab.

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Missile Defense of the ICBM Leg: A Step Towards a More Robust Strategic Posture

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Jan 24, 2025

Eli Glickman argues that advances in the Russian and Chinese ICBM forces (MIRVing, CEP reduction, etc.) are increasing the vulnerability of U.S. ICBMs. I draw on historical case studies to illustrate how point missile defense of ICBM fields is a feasible option to offset this challenge, as opposed to more expensive, controversial systems like a road-mobile Sentinel ICBM.