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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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President Donald Trump takes questions from the press on the South Lawn of the White House on June 24, 2025. (Hu Yousong via Getty Images)
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President Xi Jinping attending the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress on March 5, 2025, in Beijing, China. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Soldiers pulling down camouflage netting from a 122 mm howitzer 2A18 before combat work on June 19, 2025, in the Sumy region of Ukraine. (Nikoletta Stoyanova via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance sit in the Situation Room at the White House on June 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Daniel Torok via Getty Images)
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The first General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons received by Ukraine fly on the Day of Ukrainian Air Force on August 4, 2024. (Vitalii Nosach via Getty Images)
Experts
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
Iku Tsujihiro
Research Associate
Timothy A. Walton
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
