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)
Telescope at the quantum communication ground station in Xinglong, north China's Hebei Province, China, November 25, 2016 (Xinhua/Jin Liwang via Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the Indo-Pacific Business Forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, July 30, 2018 (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
North Korean soldiers attend celebration in Pyongyang for scientists involved in North Korea's nuclear program, September 6, 2017 (KIM WON-JIN/AFP/Getty Images)