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 weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
A relief on the Arch of Titus depicts sacred objects from the Temple of Jerusalem being carried during a triumphal procession, as seen on December 7, 2017, in Rome, Italy. (Getty Images)
US-made M1A2T Abrams tanks are seen during a live-fire shooting session for Taiwan’s first batch of the advanced tank in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on July 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
A man walks past Taiwanese flags on Democracy Boulevard at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on October 15, 2024. (I-Hwa Cheng via Getty Images)