With the Iranian nuclear deal complete, attention has shifted from Iran’s nuclear program to its ballistic missile program. Despite the deal, Iran has actively maintained its long-range ballistic missile program, and its leaders clearly recognize the program’s strategic value. Yet for all the attention that the high-profile ballistic missile programs of Iran and North Korea have received from the nonproliferation community, an equally important aspect of missile proliferation has quietly been changing the way weaker countries respond to the military capabilities of great powers—and providing these weaker countries with a gateway to more advanced missile capabilities.
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