| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| VII | Explorer ..., anti-satellite missile. |
| THOR | Satellite-launching missile |
| launched | Send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course or into orbit |
| launching | Send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course or into orbit |
| SDI | Anti-missile inits. |
| EXOCET | Anti-ship missile |
| TERRIER | Anti-aircraft missile. |
| SDI | Anti-missile prog. |
| SDI | '80s anti-missile prog. |
| USSR | Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty signatory, briefly |
| PROJECTNIKE | It led to the first anti-aircraft missile system |
| EXOCET | Anti-ship missile that skims waves at nearly the speed of sound |
