Answer: scuds

AnswerCrossword Clue
SCUDSRuns before the wind
scudsSCUD, to run or move swiftly
scudsrun before a gale
scudsto move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward clouds scudding across the sky
SCUDSSkitters
SCUDSCold War missiles on mobile launchers
SCUDSGulf war weaponry
SCUDSMideast missiles
SCUDSGulf war missiles
SCUDSGulf war weapons
SCUDSPatriots' targets
SCUDSMoves swiftly
SCUDSMoves quickly
SCUDSRuns before a gale
SCUDSGlides along swiftly
SCUDSGoes with the gale
SCUDSGulf War missiles
SCUDSIs gale-driven
SCUDSRuns swiftly.
SCUDSRuns before the wind.
SCUDSMoves swiftly.
SCUDSSoviet ballistic missiles
SCUDSPatriots aim to destroy them
SCUDSScoots along
SCUDSMoves quickly, as a cloud
SCUDSPersian Gulf War weaponry
SCUDSMissiles fired in the first Gulf War
SCUDSScoots along, as a cloud
SCUDSWind-driven clouds
SCUDSDesert Storm missiles
SCUDSGulf War threats