missile
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US media reports quoted unnamed military officials saying a preliminary inquiry had determined a US missile struck the school.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Pyongyang is likely to pursue "continuous" ballistic missile testing as it pivots from simple weapons development towards the "normalisation of nuclear operations", he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
The UK government announced on 1 March that it had agreed to allow British military bases to be used for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
The weapon is the Army’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, each of which can fire six rockets or one missile at ranges of up to 185 miles.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
The agency envisioned itself developing the technology to launch weather satellites, probes we could send to the moon, and satellites that could warn us if a missile was coming.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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