Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
14,000 km
Vladimir Putin alleged that the test of Russia's new nuclear Burevestnik missile lasted around 15 hours, with the missile traveling more than 14,000 kilometers.
SOURCE: "Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile: Implications for Missile Defense" by CSIS's Patrycja Bazylczyk and Hannah Freeman.
39 percent
Central Asia holds substantial reserves of critical minerals. Kazakhstan, the region’s largest economy, is the world’s leading uranium supplier, producing 39 percent of global output in 2024.
SOURCE: "Ten Years of C5+1: U.S.–Central Asia Minerals Cooperation" by CSIS's Gracelin Baskaran and Kamal Aubakirov.
11,000
The impact of extreme heat on U.S. economic and national security is real and growing. From 2018 to 2022, the Department of Defense documented over 11,000 cases of heat-related illness among military members.
SOURCE: "Three Steps to Protect the United States Against Extreme Heat" by CSIS's J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, and Christina E. Zielke.
26 million
As the largest donor government in the global HIV response, the United States is credited with changing the trajectory of the disease, saving an estimated 26 million lives.
SOURCE: "Africa’s HIV Response and Emerging Health Security Redesign" by CSIS's Alicia Carbaugh.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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