missile
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In the process, we come to know Sidhwa, who projects a calm confidence, even when he’s nearly killed by a missile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Reporters had been invited to cover the groundbreaking for a new training facility for missile operators, but missed the ceremony because of the incident at the gate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
And many residents are already wondering how they can last through a winter without sufficient missile defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Soon after this I was sent once more to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for still more missile and radar schooling.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Interceptors able to counter modern ballistic missiles are among the most sophisticated and expensive military systems, which is why only a handful of companies worldwide can make them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The missiles might never have reached us in the first place if we had the air-defense missiles,” Oleksiy Yarovskiy, her 20-year-old grandson, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It has tested nuclear bombs six times and has the capability to deliver them via long range missiles that can reach continental US.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Hours after Trump's remarks, an official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff told AFP that the North fired "around 10 short-range ballistic missiles" from the Pyongyang area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Abbot had issued strict orders that no missiles or weaponry be discharged at the enemy in retreat.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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