missile

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Israel concentrated on using air strikes to close the exit tunnels for the missile launchers, but the bases themselves proved hard to destroy, Israeli officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Zelensky had previously proposed swapping Ukrainian drone warfare technology for the advanced air defence missile ammunition -- though that idea appeared to gain little traction.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

But “the United States knows our red lines in terms of nuclear disarmament, proxies, ballistic missile production,” the Israeli official said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In the case of missile and drone stocks this claim has been disputed via leaked intelligence assessments suggesting Iran in fact maintains about half of its pre-war arsenal.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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