Share this article:XBlueskyFacebookGet Article LinkThe U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, now in its fifth month, has generated a host of questions. Why is the war happening now, and what exactly are the U.S. and Israel hoping to achieve? What will be the long-term impact on oil markets and the global economy? But even amid the uncertainty, there is at least one clear takeaway from the conflict: It is the first missile war. What started with the deadly novelty of Germany’s V-2 rockets during World War II led to the mass production of nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles during the Cold War.