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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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Republic of Korea marines depart in a combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Hawaii on July 20, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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A view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. (Getty Images)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019. (Getty Images)
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A drone photo shows the People’s Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer Nanning sailing into Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on July 2, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The aftermath of a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on August 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Multi-layered air defense consisting of a Japanese-developed surface-to-air missile system Chu-SAM and Kin-SAM alongside a US MIM-104 Patriot are seen during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka in Japan on August 29, 2022. (US Army)
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The Z machine in Albuquerque, New Mexico, pictured on September 20, 2012. (US Department of Energy).
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Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a large-scale fire that broke out following a Russian strike using a North Korean ballistic missile on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on August 11, 2026.(Getty Images)
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David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Ian Crone
Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
