missile

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Many of its navy ships were sunk and its large missile and drone arsenal was degraded though not fully destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But there were no reports of missile launches from Lebanon to Israel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

She said the war was a "hard" sell to the Israeli public because there had been no regime change in Iran, the Iranians still had enriched uranium, and the Iranian missile threat remained.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Iran itself also claimed an oil refinery on Lavan Island was struck by a missile.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The US Army’s Jupiter-C missile had been tested successfully on several occasions, and the Americans were ahead of the Russians in terms of the systems that guided missiles on their trajectories into space.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly