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Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
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A deactivated Titan II nuclear ICMB is seen in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum on May 12, 2015 in Green Valley, Arizona (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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North Korea's intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 lifting off from the launching pad at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Dezful medium range ballistic missile and Zolfaghar road-mobile single-stage solid-propelled liquid fueled missile in the Azadi square (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Christopher Ruano
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Russian soldiers stand near a Topol-M ICBM while participating in a rehearsal for the nation's Victory Day parade outside Moscow in Alabino on April 22, 2008.
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The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota.
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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test.
Experts
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
