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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
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Taiwanese soldiers of the 58th Artillery Command mobilize a HIMARS missile system to a tactical position as part of the ongoing Han Kuang military exercise in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 12, 2025. (Daniel Ceng via Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hands over a letter to US President Donald Trump as they meets at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds via Getty Images)
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Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, on June 16, 2025, in Tehran, Iran. (Stringer/Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks following a meeting with US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at the US Capitol on February 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski via Getty Images)
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (not pictured) hold a joint press conference following their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on June 27, 2025. (Bay Ismoyo via Getty Images)
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James Barnett
Research Fellow
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Douglas J. Feith
Senior Fellow
