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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
Missile Defense
Missile Defense
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Soldiers fire an 8 inch (203 mm) M110 self-propelled howitzer during a live-fire, anti-landing Han Kuang military exercise, which simulates an enemy invasion, in Taichung, Taiwan on 16 July 2020
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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system is shown in Guam on Oct. 26, 2017
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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test April 26, 2017, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
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The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense air defense system is a natural candidate for the underlay, according to this commentary's author.
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
