ballistic missile
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In withdrawing from the deal last year, Trump pointed to the accord not limiting Iran’s ballistic missile program and not addressing what American officials describe as Tehran’s malign influence across the wider Middle East. — Jon Gambrell, The Denver Post, "Two oil tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-U.S. tensions," 13 June 2019 The construction of a facility for producing ballistic missiles in the kingdom has also provoked suspicion of Saudi nuclear aims. — Daniel Benjamin, The New York Review of Books, "Reckless in Riyadh," 30 May 2019 Lasers could go after ground targets, too, particularly combustible ones such as the fuel tanks of ballistic missiles and enemy fuel dumps. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Air Force Will Test Laser Weapons by 2021," 3 Dec. 2018 Moon is dealing with a North Korea that could already have dozens of bombs and a growing arsenal of ballistic missiles, including intercontinental-range weapons that may be able to reach the U.S. mainland. — Kim Tong-hyung, Fox News, "Unfinished business: Moon's summit dreams echo late mentor," 18 Sep. 2018 With virtually no public discussion or debate, the Army commandos are helping locate and destroy caches of ballistic missiles and launch sites that Houthi rebels in Yemen are using to attack Riyadh and other Saudi cities. — BostonGlobe.com, "US special forces secretly help Saudis fight Yemeni rebels," 3 May 2018 The video by the Outrider Foundation explains step-by-step how to break down a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, from disassembling and disposing of the rocket side to the nuclear weapon payload itself. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "How to Dismantle a Nuclear Missile," 10 Apr. 2019 Instead, it is meant to be launched after a nuclear attack on Russia, literally going under America’s ballistic missile defenses. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Releases Test Video of Poseidon Nuclear Attack Drone," 22 Feb. 2019 In addition to beefing up its nuclear arsenal, Belousov said, the U.S. is developing a global ballistic missile defense. — Edith M. Lederer, The Seattle Times, "Russia says US is increasing nukes in military planning," 22 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ballistic missile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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