medium-range ballistic missile
Britishnoun
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Iran’s Kheibar Shekan is a medium-range ballistic missile that can fly up to 900 miles, meaning it can threaten the entire Middle East—and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The IDF said this was an Iranian-made Qadr-1 - a medium-range ballistic missile that can carry a warhead of between 700kg and 1,000kg.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
The Soviet Union fielded its first solid-fuel ICBM, the RT-2, in the early 1970s, followed by France's development of its S3, also known as SSBS, a medium-range ballistic missile.
From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023
The North launched two medium-range ballistic missile from Tongchang-ri in December, according to South Korean officials.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Wednesday’s report only referred to the widely known fact that China had fielded the DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile, equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle designed to evade American missile defenses.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
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