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What does a cruise missile refer to?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Cruise missiles refer to the type of war missiles that are used to send warheads over large distances, i.e. over oceans. It can fly at super sonic speeds, therefore it can reach its destination quite fast.

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