short-range

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Navtex messages, a form of automated, short-range maritime-safety text broadcasts transmitted directly to ships, communicate which vessels have been attacked or sunk, according to several seafarers and Navtex messages seen by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Most are also only suitable for short-range defense, lacking the full capabilities of high-end missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Israel's famed Iron Dome system is the third tier and was originally designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Despite its own claims, Iran has long been known to have short-range ballistic missiles - with a maximum range of 3,000km.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The helium nuclei will be jammed together still more tightly, so much so that they begin to stick together, the hooks of their short-range nuclear forces becoming engaged despite the mutual electrical repulsion.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan