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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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Emergency and rescue personnel clear the rubble of the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital after a missile attack in Kyiv on July 9, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)
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US Army infantry soldiers wait for further instruction during a force on force exercise near Tapa, Estonia, on April 14, 2024. (US Army photo by Spc. Trey Gonzales)
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A Ukrainian soldier pilots a drone in search of targets in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 18, 2024. (Pablo Miranzo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers carry out detonation work in Donetsk, Ukraine, on June 15, 2024. (Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The reentry of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM after a test over the Marshall Islands on September 6, 2023. (US Army photo by Amy Hansen)
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A Russian armored vehicle destroyed near Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 9, 2024. (Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian infantrymen during training in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on May 28, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier fires artillery as Russia-Ukraine War continues on May 25, 2024, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A destroyed Russian tank in Svitohirsk, Ukraine, on April 6, 2024. (Photo by Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A man holds up a sign demanding that soldiers from the United States Army leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey, Niger, on April 13, 2024. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
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People march with flags and banners to celebrate Iran's attack on Israel on April 19, 2024, in Tehran, Iran. (Fatemeh Bahrami via Getty Images)
Experts
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
Iku Tsujihiro
Research Associate
Timothy A. Walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
