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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 Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2023

Analysts say it lacks mastery of a few remaining technologies, such as a reentry vehicle, to have functioning ICBMs that can carry nuclear warheads.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022

The size of the nose cone and reentry vehicle on the Hwasong-15 supports North Korea’s claim that the missile can carry a “super large heavy warhead.”

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