The word "intercontinental" is a real and usable word in written English.
It is usually used to mean something that exists, occurs, or stretches, across multiple continents. For example, "The intercontinental flight took 10 hours."
It is believed to have launched a long-range rocket and put an object into orbit in December 2012, defying scepticism and international warnings not to pursue such a programme, which could be used to develop intercontinental missiles.
Today, Tuesday, a number of MPs are questioning why Britain needs to renew its fleet of Trident submarines equipped with intercontinental ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads.
You have to fly them and their mates first class intercontinental and run the conference on sponsorship.
North Korea has not yet tested a vehicle that can make a controlled re-entry into the atmosphere and find a target.To travel intercontinental distances, warheads must be miniaturised.
See articleAndrei Lugovoi, the former Russian agent suspected by the British of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, said that British security services had tried to recruit him to spy on Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, and accused them of involvement in Mr Litvinenko's murder.Russia tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile intended to evade missile-defence systems.
In short, the Gulf's geography and its pro-aviation governments are helping its carriers to take intercontinental traffic away from European competitors.
India's 2,000km Agni is said to be nearly ready for deployment, and its space-launch programme could be adapted to build intercontinental-range missiles; Pakistan has the 1,300km Ghauri, and is working on an Agni-matching Shaheen-2.
A new launch-pad being prepared in the west of the country would allow testing of intercontinental-range rockets to the south, instead of as now across the Pacific towards America, which has threatened to shoot down any that appear threatening.Where will all this lead?
Newcomers often complain that they are at a disadvantage because they are shut out by the likes of Deutsche Börse's Eurex and InterContinental Exchange's Liffe, which operate "vertical silos", though not by LCH.Clearnet (owned by London Stock Exchange Group).
They were able to swoop in as the industry leader faded from the scene.Even EnronOnline, the firm's successful Internet-trading platform, has been seamlessly displaced by previously struggling rivals, such as the InterContinental Exchange (ICE).
The negotiations in November 2013 over Iran's nuclear programme were held at the InterContinental Geneva.
