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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
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U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Christopher Ruano
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Russian soldiers stand near a Topol-M ICBM while participating in a rehearsal for the nation's Victory Day parade outside Moscow in Alabino on April 22, 2008.
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The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Dakota.
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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test.
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The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) sails toward its home port of Naval Base Kitsap after a strategic deterrent patrol
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A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy during a military exercise in the South China Sea in 2018.
Experts
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
