In this image taken June 16, 2020, and released by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, a Russian Tu-95 bomber (top) is intercepted by a U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter off the coast of Alaska. Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown near Alaska on a mission demonstrating the military's long-range strike capability. North American Aerospace Defense Command/via AP hide caption
The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists that was announced Thursday. The clock is intended to represent the danger of global catastrophe. Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on Wednesday in Moscow. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images hide caption
A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is moved during military training in the mid-1990s near Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. Arms control has been at the center of a decades-long discussion between Russia and the U.S. Associated Press hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the new missile during his annual state of the nation address in Moscow on Thursday. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul Selva (left) confirmed longstanding suspicions that Russia's new intermediate-range missile was operational. He told a House Armed Services Committee hearing this week that it can threaten almost all of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption