scud
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Hunting enemy missiles was a major challenge for the U.S. in its 1991 war with Iraq as many of the Scud missiles the Iraqis used were mobile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The Iskander-M, a mobile guided missile system code named "SS-26 Stone" by NATO, replaced the Soviet "Scud".
From Reuters • Dec. 26, 2022
Patriots were used against Iraq's Russian-made Scud missiles during the first Gulf War and have been continuously developed since by Raytheon Technologies.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022
During the gulf war, military officials said the system intercepted all but two Iraqi Scud missiles.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022
It did not continue fix’d, but pass’d along with the Scud, or two black Clouds, being carried by a brisk wind that then blew.
From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason
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