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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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An unarmed Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (USAF/Getty Images)
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A Standard Missile Three (SM-3) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh during a joint Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy ballistic missile flight test June 22, 2006 in the Pacific Ocean. (Chris Bishop/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
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A Russian policeman guards in front of Topol-M ICBM in Moscow on May 5, 2008. (ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian Topol-M ICBMs drive across Red Square in a Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2008. (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/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
