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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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An Iranian flag waves on a beach in Bushehr, Iran, home to Iran's first nuclear seaport, on April 28, 2024. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A view of burned and abandoned Ukrainian armored vehicle in Ukraine on October 2, 2024. (Fermin Torrano/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A Russian serviceman stands guard by a military truck on the island of Alexandra Land on May 17, 2021. (Maxime Popov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region on September 27, 2024. (Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Palestinian youths inspect a fallen projectile after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in the occupied West Bank on October 1, 2024. (Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers await orders to fire from a 2S1 on September 26, 2024, in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine. (Pierre Crom via Getty Images)
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Israel intercepts projectiles near Baqa al-Gharbiya on October 1, 2024. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP 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
