The U.S. Does Not Need New Theater Missiles

One of the more ambitious and controversial programs associated with the Pentagon's emerging Air-Sea Battle concept is a new generation of conventional land-based, intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM).

Ideally, these missiles would be deployed in significant numbers in diverse bases throughout critical regions where adversaries confront the United States with significant Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities, which may undermine or blunt America's ability to effectively conduct offensive operations in the event of a conflict.

Several countries, including Iran, North Korea, and China, have invested in short- and intermediate-range missile ballistic missile programs which hold U.S. forward bases and regional allies at risk.

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