missile
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Centrcom said that U.S. forces had successfully defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks and that no American personnel had been harmed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The U.S. military has scrambled for counter-drone solutions that don’t require firing a million-dollar missile at a $10,000 drone.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
“Every day seems to bring another cease-fire rumor, another missile headline, another draft memorandum, another denial, and another market reversal.”
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
It did not say which, but Centcom later said a ballistic missile had been intercepted over Kuwait, where the US has several bases.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
I narrowly averted the missile, and when I reached to examine it, I found a golf ball wrapped in paper.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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