missiles
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The Houthis enjoy support from Iran and have deployed weaponry that in the past only a state would possess, becoming in 2023 the first non-state actors to possess and deploy antiship ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Saudi Arabia said its air defences had intercepted and destroyed several missiles.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Early on Saturday, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that two missiles had struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, adding there was no official information about any damage.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Zelensky also said Russia had throughout the night launched 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles, among which, according to him, were KN-23 missiles manufactured and supplied by North Korea.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Kennedy was offering to promise not to invade Cuba in exchange for the removal of the Soviet missiles.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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