missiles

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So far they're the only effective weapon to take down Russian ballistic missiles.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, 94% of those long range drones and 73% of the missiles were successfully intercepted.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Greenland is on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Castro, the brother of longtime leader Fidel Castro, was defense minister when the two Cessnas belonging to a Cuban-American exile group were shot down by air-to-air missiles in international airspace.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

By the end of the week, with his forces in Cuba encircled by American ships and aircraft, Khrushchev realized that his gamble to place Soviet missiles at America's doorstep had failed.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau