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
Patriot: This American-made system is the oldest member of Israel’s missile-defense system – used during the First Gulf War in 1991 to intercept Scud missiles fired by Iraq’s leader at the time, Saddam Hussein.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
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-era "Scud".
From Reuters • Dec. 26, 2022
Scud wasn't at all spoiled by what had happened.
From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson)
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