destroyer

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North Korea also recently carried out missile tests from the naval Choe Hyon destroyer, claiming the country was in the process of "arming the Navy with nuclear weapons".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

That rebel group put heavy pressure on U.S. forces and aircraft carriers, contributing to a number of accidents, including one where a U.S. destroyer shot down an American jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, has been deployed to the region but will not be ready to leave Portsmouth until next week.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

First launched in 2015, the Iris Dena is a destroyer attached to Iran's Southern Fleet, which is tasked with deployments in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Oppenheimer’s recollection of his own reaction has been oft repeated; he claimed that a verse from the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita leaped into his mind: “ ‘Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds.’

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik