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 soldier of the artillery crew of the Rifle Battalion special unit of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region on May 23, 2025 (Dmytro Smolienko via Getty Images)
Civilians and veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war participate in a training game led by experienced servicemen of the 3rd Assault Brigade in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
Ukraine’s top negotiator and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov looks on as Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks to journalists after a meeting with the Russian delegates in Istanbul on May 16, 2025. (Getty Images)