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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
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The Navy's nuclear ballistic submarine USS Maine conducts surface navigational operations about 50 miles south of Puerto Rico. (U.S. Navy photo)
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vladimir Ramos.
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US President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after laying wreaths at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 27, 2016. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Sinking hit British battlecruiser 'Indefatigable' shortly before its explosion on May 31st, 1916 - tempera painting by Willy St?wer 1916. (Willy St?wer/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place American flags at the graves of U.S. soldiers buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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US military Predator drone in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, May 2, 2006. (Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)
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Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile launched from the USS Lake Erie off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, October 4, 2013. (MDA/Released)
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Royal Australian Navy warships HMAS Darwin (R) and HMAS Parramatta enter Sydney Harbour on October 4, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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
