nuclear missile
Example Sentences
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“Any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere” would be seen by the U.S. as “requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The deployment of Soviet nuclear missile sites on the island triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, when Washington and Moscow came close to war.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
It wasn’t a nuclear missile that failed to work, it was an interceptor.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025
That is, until you see “A House of Dynamite” and realize that what all these people are discussing is how to deal with a nuclear missile of unknown origin headed toward Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
Soviet forces in Eastern Europe, including nuclear missile crews, moved into high alert.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
