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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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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a formation of Carrier Strike Group 5 ships during Valiant Shield 2018. U.S. NAVY / MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 3RD CLASS ERWIN MICIANO
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A new type of 300 millimeter wafer with semiconductor chips and finished microchips of the semiconductor German manufacturer Bosch are seen in Dresden, eastern Germany on May 31, 2021 (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)
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The US Legend-class national security Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton is seen in the port of Odessa on the Black Sea after conducting joint exercises according to NATO standards with the Ukrainian Navy ship Starobelsk on May 11, 2021 in Odessa, Ukraine (Photo
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President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images)
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A researcher displays a silicon wafer, an essential material used in the production of semiconductors and other technologies critical to US national security. (Getty Images)
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In this handout released by the U.S. Navy, The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (Photo by U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cheyenne Geletka
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
