missile

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Many of its navy ships were sunk and its large missile and drone arsenal was degraded though not fully destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Iran should suspend ballistic missile development, stop production of long-range missiles and end drone transfers and military exports to proxies and allies around the Middle East.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Iran itself also claimed an oil refinery on Lavan Island was struck by a missile.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Turk also deplored Hezbollah's missile and drone attacks on northern Israel, and urged both parties to stop, immediately.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

On September 21, 1997, while cruising off the coast of Virginia, the billion-dollar missile cruiser shuddered to a halt.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife