ballistic missile
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Twice, a Kinzhal ballistic missile landed within a six-mile radius of the latter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
The order added around 5,000 jobs to BAE’s workforce, which grew in recent years to build Dreadnought-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines and seven Astute-class submarines for the Royal Navy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Moscow last month also deployed its nuclear-capable ballistic missile -- dubbed Oreshnik -- for only the third time of the invasion.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
South Korea said on Tuesday the North fired several projectiles, including a ballistic missile, off its west coast, the latest in a flurry of tests this year.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
It put the world on notice that North Korea was moving ever closer to having the ability to strike the continental United States with a nuclear-armed ballistic missile.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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