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)
Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, sits on launch Pad-0A during sunrise October 25, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia. (NASA/Joel Kowsky via Getty Images)
New York Times reporter James Risen participates in a news conference at the National Press Club August 14, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)