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Tom Karako

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The usual caveats. @CSIS. @Missile_Defense. You’re probably muted.

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Scoop: During lunch, Tom Cotton listed off predictions (made by Tucker Carlson) about what would happen in a war with Iran Cotton urged Sens to treat MAGA, anti-Israel influencers like they treat MSNBC hosts — ignore them W/ HansNichols axios.com/2025/06/24/sen…

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The cheerleaders have been breathlessly cheerleading. Maybe hold off on the victory parade, shall we. It’s not over. Ceasefires may be counterproductive. Keep going.

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Trump is continuing the Biden pattern: a passive, patient, defensive posture that bleeds scarce missile defense interceptors when what is most needful is offensive operations to quiet the launchers by other means. We can’t afford to sit and play catch.

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This Friday, we’re happy to host the commanding general of US Army Pacific for the Strategic Landpower Dialogue, cohosted with the Association of the US Army.

CSIS Missile Defense (@missile_defense) 's Twitter Profile Photo

TOMORROW: We're hosting GEN Ronald Clark, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific, in-person and livestreamed at our HQ. Please register and submit questions!

TOMORROW: We're hosting GEN Ronald Clark, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific, in-person and livestreamed at our HQ. Please register and submit questions!
CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (@csisponi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HAPPENING NOW: Join CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation with Heather Williams, Kari Bingen, and Tom Karako on the escalation risks and implications for the future of Iran's nuclear program. Watch it live here: csis.org/events/us-bomb…

Masao Dahlgren (@masao_dahlgren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"We fire so we can move, and we move so we can put more effective fires on an adversary...Think long-range, disaggregated, survivable fires, within the First Island Chain."

"We fire so we can move, and we move so we can put more effective fires on an adversary...Think long-range, disaggregated, survivable fires, within the First Island Chain."
CSIS (@csis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On Tuesday at 10 am, CSIS Missile Defense hosts a conversation on recent U.S. Army air defense operations, including the largest-ever Patriot engagement during Iran's attack on Al Udeid Air Base. Register: csis.org/events/army-ai…

Jack Goldsmith (@jacklgoldsmith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My take on the Bondi letters related to not enforcing the TikTok ban--"an astounding assertion of executive power—maybe the broadest I have ever seen any president or Justice Department make, ever, in any context—and that is saying something." open.substack.com/pub/executivef…

My take on the Bondi letters related to not enforcing the TikTok ban--"an astounding assertion of executive power—maybe the broadest I have ever seen any president or Justice Department make, ever, in any context—and that is saying something." open.substack.com/pub/executivef…
Tom Karako (@tomkarako) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So you say you care about PAC-3 capacity for China, and we can’t spare any for Ukraine. Then what does it mean to treat dozens of them as expendable diplomatic baubles to help the Iranian regime save face?

Noah Rothman (@noahcrothman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“…the assessment found that some stockpiles of high-precision munitions were at lower levels but not yet beyond critical minimums. The Joint Staff concluded that providing continued assistance to Ukraine would not drain U.S. supplies below a required threshold needed to ensure

Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Call it a hunch but I don't think Tucker Carlson asked the president of Iran if he knows the population of Israel or the United States.

CSIS (@csis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., CSIS Missile Defense holds a conversation on recent U.S. Army air defense operations, including the largest-ever Patriot engagement during Iran's attack on Al Udeid Air Base. Register to learn more about Army air defense in action: csis.org/events/army-ai…

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Which is why the breathless headlines about heavy THAAD expenditure aren’t altogether wrong, even if they’re not entirely right. It’s not what Lockheed can make or is making for FMS, but how many years of US THAAD procurements were expended over a weekend. So, it’s complicated.