An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Aerial view of a tractor plowing a field during the Spring Equinox on March 20, 2021 in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province of China. (Deng Heping/VCG via Getty Images)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China, October 1, 2019. (Photo by Xia Yifang/Xinhua via Getty Images)
President Joe Biden disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, January 16, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
Chiang Wan-an, Taipei mayoral candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), celebrates his victory in local elections on November 26, 2022, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Louise Delmotte/Getty Images)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, on January 19, 2023. (Iranian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)