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 protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
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 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)
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)
The members of Japan Self-defense Force prepare the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile for interception right after North Korea's rocket launch on February 7, 2016 in Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
A man passes by electric screen showing Chinese shares decrease sharply to a halt point on January 7, 2016 in Shanghai, China. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Des Moines Area Community College Newton Campus on November 19, 2015 in Newton, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The flag of the European Union flies from the European Parliament information office in the European Quarter on February 25, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. (Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)