missiles
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Ukraine has also been beset by a shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors used to defend against Russian missiles - a situation that Russia has exploited to intensify strikes on Ukrainian targets.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
Both countries declared success after the joint bombing campaign, with Netanyahu claiming Iran’s missile program had been successfully crushed and the remaining missiles were “running dry.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
It has done so by improving its intelligence and targeting data, including through help from allies such as Russia, and by upgrading tactics, such as mixing missiles and drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
Russia is using twice as many ballistic missiles -- fast-moving and almost impossible for Ukraine's domestic air defences to intercept -- as in previous years, Timchenko added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
If the new "space race" made Americans fear that they were falling behind the Soviets, a new arms race—involving intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs—added a terrifying new dimension to the Cold War.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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