Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nevada departs its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington, for a scheduled patrol on December 16, 2021. (US Navy Photo by Ian Zagrocki)
US Marines load a CH-53E Super Stallion conduct an air-insertion during Resolute Dragon 22 in Hokkaido, Japan, on October 6, 2022. (US Marine Corps Photo by Scott Aubuchon)
Ships from the US, Japan, and Republic of Korea conduct a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise in the Sea of Japan, on October 6, 2022. (US Navy Photo by Gray Gibson)
A woman walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test in Seoul, South Korea, on November 3, 2022. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images)
Thai anti-government protesters hold up a three-fingered salute during a rally against restrictions on political speech on October 31, 2021, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Lauren DeCicca via Getty Images)