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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)
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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)
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Uncrewed aerial systems from Skyways and PteroDynamics sit on the flight deck of the guidedmissile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) on June 25, 2024. (US Navy)
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US Army Paratroopers descend to drop zone in Rhode Island on August 3, 2024. (DVIDS)
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Ukrainian soldiers prepare artillery in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on December 10, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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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
