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)
President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un during a mass military parade at Kim Il-Sung square on October 10, 2015 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Liu Xingzhe/VCG via Getty Images)
China's President Xi Jinping (C) flanked by US President Barack Obama (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) during the opening ceremony of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou on September 4, 2016. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images)