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Ceremonial soldiers parade during the 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024. (Sefa Karacan via Getty Images)
National Security and Defense
National Security and Defense
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St. Elijah's Monastery, Mosul, Iraq, February 15, 2005, before its destruction. (Doug/Wikimedia)
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Screenshot of the Iranian news program that aired footage of the 10 U.S. sailors who were taken hostage. (Sepah News)
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B-52 Stratofortress refuels over the Pacific, April 2014. (US Air Force/Released)
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A North Korean Taepodong-class missile is displayed during a military parade in Pyongyang on July 27, 2013. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
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The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7). (DoD/Released)
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A Chinese coast guard vessel sailing near the disputed waters in the South China Sea, May 14, 2014. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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A barbed wire fence at a military check point near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separates South and North Korea on January 6, 2016 in Paju, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Experts
David Asher
Senior Fellow
