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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders at the US Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
Defense Strategy
Defense Strategy
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People watch as coverage of an ICBM missile test is displayed on a screen in a public square in Pyongyang, July 29, 2017 (KIM WON-JIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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John Bolton speaking at CPAC, February 24, 2017 (Photo by Gage Skidmore)
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US president Donald Trump ahead of the third plenary session of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017 (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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South Korean TV showing image from North Korea's ICBM launch, July 4, 2017 (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
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This undated photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency on May 30, 2017 shows a test-fire of a ballistic missile at an undisclosed location (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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USS Fitzgerald sails into its mother port, US Naval Yokosuka Base, Kanagawa prefecture on June 17, 2017 (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Two US Army THAAD launchers arrive in South Korea, March 5, 2017 (MSgt Jeremy Larlee)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
