Publication

This report considers the costs and benefits of deploying theater missile defense (TMD) systems in the Asia-Pacific region for South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. It argues that TMD in the Asia-Pacific region must be acutely mindful of the pitfalls associated with missile defense deployments. All the same, US security policy must also be responsive to the growing ballistic missile threats in the region. As such, the authors conclude a simplistic, 'one-size-fits-all' policy for TMD would worsen regional security and harm US national security interests.