This thesis investigates a shift to theater-based missile defense (TBMD) systems from the perspectives of the United States and its Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) partners, and it provides recommendations for implementing a TBMD system in the Persian Gulf region that takes into account the nature of security threats and collective security arrangements in this region. The 2010 Ballistic Missile Defense Review (BMDR) places a heavy emphasis on theater-level missile defenses to counter weapons of mass destruction that threaten Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. However, the European and Asian TBMD systems are significantly more developed than the Persian Gulf's system. The thesis presents a comparative case study analysis of the advanced European and Asian missile defense programs and the more modest Arabian Peninsula defense program to develop a pathway forward for implementing a phased adaptive approach to missile defense in the Persian Gulf region.


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