scud
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The U.S. also sent Patriot antimissile batteries that year to Israel to defend the country from the Scud missile attacks then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had ordered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The US sending Patriot batteries to defend Israel from Iraqi Scud missiles attacks, ahead of its own invasion in the 1991 Gulf war, is a rare exception.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023
The Iskander-M, a mobile guided missile system code named "SS-26 Stone" by NATO, replaced the Soviet "Scud".
From Reuters • Dec. 26, 2022
During the gulf war, military officials said the system intercepted all but two Iraqi Scud missiles.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022
"What yer up ter, Scud?" he yelled above the tempest.
From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson)
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