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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders at the US Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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The transporter erector, used to load Minuteman III ballistic missiles, is raised during an annual proofload test at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on April 2, 2019. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Boster)
Commentary
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Michael R. Pompeo delivering a speech at Hudson Institute. (Cherie Cullen).
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A F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing flies alongside a F-35 Lightning II from the 33rd Fighter Wing over the Emerald Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)
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Silhouette on missile system against sunset. (Anton Petrus via Getty Images)
In the Media
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A RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile vehicle during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade, on April 18, 2022 in Alabino, outside of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
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An explosion conducted by the 202nd Ordinance Company at the Udairi Range, Jan. 25, 2022, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. (U.S. Army Central Public Affairs)
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A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
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A U.S. soldier on a Stryker takes part in a joint Romanian-U.S. military drill, in a military base, on March 10, 2022, in Smardan, Romania. (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
