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Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
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China's Xi'an Y-20 transport aircraft flies on November 1, 2016, in Zhuhai, China. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2024. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)
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United States Air Force members begin preparations for a hot pit refuel on a B-2 Spirit in Guam, on September 10, 2024. (DVIDS)
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Ukrainian soldiers undergo intensive training at outdoor firing range on January 4, 2025, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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An uncrewed surface vessel, attached to US Naval Forces Central Command’s Task Force 59, participates in exercise Digital Talon 3.0
on November 5, 2024. (US Army)
on November 5, 2024. (US Army)
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald fires the first naval strike missile from a United States Destroyer on July 18, 2024. (DVIDS)
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The Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor is seen on February 10, 2024. (DVIDS)
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Newport News Shipbuilding contractors lift the starboard anchor of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Newport News, Virginia, on July 14, 2023. (US Navy photo)
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Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on January 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian serviceman fires a rocket-propelled grenade launcher on January 6, 2025, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Roman Chop via Getty Images)
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US Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin House, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II from underneath a hardened facility on January 24, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (US Air Force)
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
