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)
A Ukrainian man stands in the rubble in Zhytomyr on March 02, 2022, following a Russian bombing the day before. (Photo by Emmanuel Duparcq/AFP via Getty Images)
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Photo by Li Tao/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Ukrainian soldiers of the 25th Airborne Brigade in military position situated around the city of Avdiyivka on February 8, 2022 in Avdiyivka, Ukraine. (Photo by Gaelle Girbes/Getty Images)
Biden comments on the Ukraine-Russia crisis during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 18, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Demonstrators gather at the White House to protest against the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine on February 20, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles take part in a military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China, on Oct. 1, 2019. (Getty Images)