An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Associate Professor, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland
M.L.R. Smith
Professor of Strategic Theory, Department of War Studies, King's College, University of London
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Arrested Pakistani bodyguard Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri wearing a garland leaves the court in Islamabad on January 5, 2011 a day after the assassination of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)