intercontinental
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The bombers had to move fast to escape being caught on the ground by enemy bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Watch a B-52’s Engines Literally Explode Into Action With a “Cart Start”," 19 Apr. 2019 Looking ahead, Almaz-Antey, the Russian arms maker that builds the antiaircraft defense systems, is designing a more advanced S-500 model to counter next-generation hypersonic and intercontinental ballistic missiles. — Thomas Grove, WSJ, "The New Iron Curtain: Russian Missile Defense Challenges U.S. Air Power," 23 Jan. 2019 Long-Haul Planes Take Off Larger jets are losing their cost edge on intercontinental flights... — Robert Wall, WSJ, "Airports Worried the A380 Was Too Big. Turns Out, That Wasn’t the Problem.," 14 Feb. 2019 Skeptical analysts said the advancements in North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile program — as much as sanctions or threatened military strikes — made the timing right for an overture. — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, "Korean unity increases pressure on Trump," 28 Apr. 2018 Skeptical analysts said the advancements in North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile program — as much as sanctions or threatened military strikes — made the timing right for an overture. — Mark Landler, New York Times, "As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump’s Bargaining Chips Slip Away," 28 Apr. 2018 But Project Pluto was killed off, doomed by the advent of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and the fact that there was no way to practically test it without spewing radiation everywhere. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Conducts a New Test of its Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile," 6 Feb. 2019 The report also notes that the Block IIA interceptor, which can intercept short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles, is set to be tested in 2020 against intercontinental ballistic missiles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "'Star Wars' Lite? We Explain Trump's Missile Defense Strategy," 17 Jan. 2019 Some sources claim three Avangard unmanned wing gliders are placed on a single older UR-100UTTKh intercontinental ballistic missile or newer Sarmat ICBM. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Tests Yet Another Hypersonic Weapon," 27 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intercontinental.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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