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President Donald Trump during a news conference in the White House briefing room on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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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)
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Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles take part in a military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China, on Oct. 1, 2019. (Getty Images)
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Chinese soldiers during the rehearsal of the military parade to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by the Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Russian Federation Navy Missile Cruiser Varyag transits toward the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday, June 25, 2010. (DVIDS)
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China's first home-built aircraft carrier sets out from a port of Dalian DSIC Shipyard for sea trials on May 13, 2018. (Photo by 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
