Yes, Several Times, Different places
A torpedo...
Australia
Missive, missile
The country that faced the missile crisis was the United States.
to send
The word comes from the Latin word mittere meaning to send
Missile commands are send from transmitter after up-conversion of these commands so that they can travel long distances without any distortions and once they are received by missiles...the give deflections to missile control surfaces so as to match it with required change in it's attitude as per the requirements of missile guidance required.
of course not
Powerful is a matter of opinion. The term missile, does not related to the warhead, so potentially the US still has the Saturn V rocket which would be the most powerful missile/rocket.
The prefix "mis-" in "missile" comes from the Latin word "missilis," meaning "capable of being thrown." It is derived from "mittere," which means "to send" or "to throw." In this context, a missile refers to an object that is propelled through the air, typically designed to strike a target. Thus, "missile" essentially signifies something that is sent or launched.
That event is named The Cuban Missile Crisis.
The FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile was first manufactured by the United States to replace the Dragon anti-tank missile in 1996. It was designed in 1989 and is still in production today at eighty thousand dollars US per missile.