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News Articles: ballistic missiles

Emergency units carry out rescue tasks after a Russian attack on the city of Dnipro, in central Ukraine, on Thursday. Ukrainian officials are trying to determine whether Russian forces launched an intercontinental ballistic missile and other types of missiles.

Putin says Russia tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile on Ukraine

Putin said the new missile, called "Oreshnik," Russian for "hazel," used a nonnuclear warhead and was in response to Ukraine firing longer-range missiles into Russia with NATO's help.

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By:
  • Polina Lytvynova,
  • Hanna Palamarenko,
  • and 1 more
This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show a satellite carrier is launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province. Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.

Iran launches three satellites into space as tensions rise

Iran says it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.

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By:
  • The Associated Press
North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, just days after the sister of Kim Jong Un threatened the United States and South Korea for holding joint military exercises.

Ballistic Missile Launch Near Japan Pushes Tensions With North Korea

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan Thursday, in its first provocation of the Biden White House.

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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn and
  • Jaclyn Diaz