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U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) continues to highlight the national security threat from North Korea and China. 

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After much speculation, our long-promised “October surprise” from our North Korean friends has been revealed. On Oct. 10, North Korea paraded a “monster” intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM), appearing to have capabilities that can give U.S. homeland missile defenses a run for their money.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is pursuing the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program to add capacity and capability to the existing Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, which defends the entire U.S. homeland against rogue state ballistic missiles. The DOD currently plans to buy 20 NGIs that will fill 20 existing empty silos in Fort Greely, Alaska, to augment the existing fleet of approximately 44 ground-based interceptors (GBIs).

In a revived era of great power competition, the United States must face revisionist powers and rogue regimes with advancing nuclear forces and a greater willingness to use them than we have experienced in the past. It’s incumbent upon the next administration to protect American citizens and interests from these rising threats.

One of MDA's biggest investments in FY24 is for the Next Generation Interceptor, with $2.1 billion requested.

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting about USD3.076 billion to improve its strategic missile defence system, known as the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD), including funding to develop a new Next Generation Interceptor (NGI)...

Since President Joe Biden assumed office in January 2021, North Korea has ended its provocation pause and test-launched more missiles than ever, aiming to perfect its means of attacking the United States and its allies with nuclear weapons. The United States and its partners have strived to parry these threats through enhanced diplomacy, sanctions, deterrence, and a combination of offensive and defensive military capabilities. Reaching New Heights

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provides the authorization blueprint for the defense budget and shapes the policies governing the Armed Forces for the coming fiscal year (FY). The current iteration of the bill under consideration in Congress should further assist the Department of Defense (DOD) in meeting the challenges of great-power competition outlined in the 2018 National Defense Strategy.

Pyongyang’s recent missile tests demonstrate that Washington must do more to modernize American missile defenses.