missile
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It provided valuable intelligence in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, confirming that the Russians were, indeed, building missile bases there.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Acquisition costs alone would be over $1tn, including for the interceptor layers and a space-based missile warning and tracking system, the watchdog said in a report published on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The war has intensified concerns over rapidly depleting US weapons stockpiles after months of heavy missile and air-defense operations in the Middle East.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
That’s not nothing: That makes me one of 400 people who together would have covered the cost of that missile.
From Slate • May 11, 2026
Soviet air defense had improved its weapons, but the American pilot would have to fly near enough to a missile base to give them a decent shot.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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