ballistic missile
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This could significantly decrease or even halt Russia’s ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, says Iryna Terekh, the CEO of Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense company that makes long-range drones and missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Japan earlier said a suspected "ballistic missile launched by North Korea a short while ago has already fallen", according to an X post from the prime minister's office.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Last summer's wildfire burned near to RAF Fylingdales, part of the UK and US ballistic missile warning system.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But that still left space for Kim to expand the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile program under a shroud of secrecy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I looked down and almost shot out of the water like a ballistic missile.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
