intercontinental
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In recent years, North Korea has tested intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, new hypersonic systems and more accurate short-range ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
That disruption was much more severe as it affected intercontinental and long-haul travel via UK airspace.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
China's capacity to strike Australia would grow over the next decade as "the DF-27 intermediate-range ballistic missile, and potentially a conventionally armed intercontinental ballistic missile, grow in service numbers", it said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Strolling alongside her father in front of a towering intercontinental ballistic missile, she wore black trousers and a white padded jacket with her long hair tied back.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
How is it that we now have intercontinental missiles with nuclear warheads, whereas 30,000 years ago we had only sticks with flint spearheads?
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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