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)
A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian speaks at the 2024 Australia-China Economic Cooperation Forum Tasmania, Australia, October 30, 2024. (Zhang Na/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Cranes unload cargo shipping containers from the ONE Hannover container ship at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on April 10, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods during a Make America Wealthy Again trade announcement event in the Rose Garden, at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
An image of an electronic wafer is displayed at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on November 21, 2024. (I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images)