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)
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in Tokyo on May 23, 2022. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the prospect foundation forum in Taipei. (Photo by Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Members of a People's Liberation Army band stand together at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party on July 1, 2021, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Representatives of the European Union, Iran and others attend the Iran nuclear talks at the Grand Hotel on April 15, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by EU Delegation in Vienna via Getty Images)
Then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on August 28, 2020. (Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters hold signs expressing their opinion during a protest against Russia's military invasion of Ukraine at the Liberty square in Taipei. (Photo by Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Civilian volunteer of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade of Kiev points with his rifle during a military training for civilians in the outskirts of the city. (Photo by Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
President Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech on Taiwan's National Day in Taipei, Taiwan on October 10, 2020. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Nobuo Kishi, Japan's defense minister, attends Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) live fire exercise at JGSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area on May 22, 2021 in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (Photo by Akio Kon - Pool/Getty Images)