11.   The missiles carried small bombs and lethal projectiles meant to kill the terrorists who were supposedly gathered at the facility for a round of meetings.

12.   To Iranians, the missile carried the plain message that those ayatollahs were the rulers of Iran, not the comparatively moderate elected president, Mohammad Khatami.

13.   An Ariane missile carried a U.S. telecommunications satellite into orbit Thursday night.

14.   Both missiles can carry either conventional or nuclear payloads deep into Pakistani and Chinese territory.

15.   Both missiles can also carry conventional payloads.

16.   Either missile also can carry conventional or nuclear payloads.

17.   Foreign experts have been quoted as saying the Jericho missile can carry nuclear warheads, but Israeli officials have never commented on that.

18.   Israelis were forced to wear gas masks for fear the missiles may be carrying non-conventional warheads.

19.   North Korea later said the missile was carrying a communications satellite.

20.   One missile could have carried specialized monitoring instruments to track its course, the ministry said.