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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) attend the opening session of the at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit on March 24, 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Yves Herman - Pool/Getty Images)
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Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), the 33rd President of the United States. (MPI/Getty Images)
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The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in the Delta Formation over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the Florida coast near Mayport Naval Station, Fla., in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec.10, 2013. (DoD/Released)
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Filipino protesters display placards during a rally against China's claim to areas of the South China Sea, at the Chinese consulate in Manila on June 12, 2014. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)
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A man walks past a screen showing global stock market information on the street in Tokyo on August 25, 2015. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at the Trump Tower Atrium on November 3, 2015 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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A launcher carrying what analysts have said is a mock-up of the KN-08 ICBM moves through Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, as part of a military parade. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images)
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French President Francois Hollande, center, inspects a model of the Royal Australian Navy's Collins class submarine during a visit to French defense contractor Thales' office in Sydney on Nov. 18, 2014. (Dan Himbrechts - Pool/Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a press conference at his official residence on May 14, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Alexander Aibel
Research Associate
David Asher
Senior Fellow
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
