missile
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Options included dynamite, homing missile, or exploding sheep.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
That’s especially true if it’s restructured as U.S. investment in missile defense, counterdrone tech and subterranean warfare, as well as AI, quantum and the like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Unlike ballistic missile launches, North Korean cruise missile tests are not prohibited by UN Security Council sanctions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
North Korea’s crypto hacking provides about half of its foreign currency earnings and funds roughly half of its missile program, Western officials have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Each mission presented myriad pathways to disaster, starting with the notoriously temperamental Atlas rocket, a ninety-five-foot-high, 3.5-million-horsepower intercontinental ballistic missile that had been modified to propel the Mercury capsule into orbit.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Saudi Arabia said its air defences had intercepted and destroyed several missiles.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned group toward Riyadh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
In spite of the enormous risks, Kennedy decided that the Soviet missiles had to go.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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