Editor's Note: Today at the Center for the National Interest (please like our Facebook page to see more of these events) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK), Joseph Cirincione, Rebeccah Heinrichs and Harry Kazianis discuss missile defense and U.S. national security.

The event was also covered by C-SPAN and can be viewed here.

Image: Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) soldiers hold a drill to mobilise their Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in response to recent missiles launch by North Korea, at JSDF Asaka base in Asaka, north of Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato.