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reentry vehicle

American  

noun

  1. the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.


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Kim Yo Jong referenced that debate in her Monday statement, disputing claims by some experts that footage shot from Japan showed a reentry vehicle failing in flight.

From Reuters Feb. 22, 2023

In her statement Monday, Kim Yo Jong reiterated that North Korea has reentry vehicle technology.

From Seattle Times Feb. 19, 2023

In her statement Monday, Kim Yo-jong reiterated that North Korea has reentry vehicle technology.

From Washington Times Feb. 19, 2023

This might be an effort to overcome issues with the reentry vehicle — the part of the missile that protects the warhead during launch and brings it back into the Earth’s atmosphere.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2017

“They’d have to build a pretty good reentry vehicle for that,” says Ryan Barenklau, the CEO of Washington, D.C.–based think-tank Strategic Sentinel.

From Time Sep. 5, 2017

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