missile
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Ships plying the Black Sea face Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian ports, endangering the world’s grain supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
But “the United States knows our red lines in terms of nuclear disarmament, proxies, ballistic missile production,” the Israeli official said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In the case of missile and drone stocks this claim has been disputed via leaked intelligence assessments suggesting Iran in fact maintains about half of its pre-war arsenal.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
It first tested shooting down a satellite in 2007, and has since invested in anti-satellite missile systems and an orbital defense system to deter attacks from orbit, along with enhanced space surveillance technologies.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 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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