This is the 712th most frequent French word.
missiles
Projectiles designed to be launched and directed at a target.
In this sentence, 'missiles' refers to weaponry launched to protect or defend.
Les missiles ont été utilisés pour défendre la nation.
The missiles were used to defend the nation.
In this context, 'missiles' are associated with disarmament, particularly of nuclear weapons.
Ils ont discuté des moyens de désarmer les missiles nucléaires.
They discussed ways to disarm the nuclear missiles.
Here, 'missiles' are objects or weapons that can be delivered by aircraft.