missile
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The missile test drew swift condemnation from nations including Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United States.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
But on Wednesday the prime minister will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the new missile programme.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
A Chinese submarine test-fired a "strategic" missile carrying a dummy warhead on Monday, with monitors saying the rocket appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
A local military gear salesman created a neighborhood patch with the subway station’s logo, missile and the phrase, “Everything that is not flying toward us, is flying over us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
An Air Force general blessed with the surname of Power warned a shaken Senate committee that the Russians could render this country defenseless with a missile strike lasting only thirty minutes.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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