Check the news and youre guaranteed to hear to about conflict in some part of the world.

They are typically used to strike high value or heavily defended land targets.

Each missilecosts about $1 million.

Tomahawks were first used during the Gulf War in 1991, with 288 of them fired during the conflict.

Only two countries have Tomahawk missiles: The U.S. and Britain.

The United States Navyhas a stockpile of around 3,500, and the British Royal Navyhas around 60.

They can either be ground-launched or fired from certain road-mobile vehicles.

Ballistic missiles are fired with an upward trajectory, then use earths gravity to fall down toward their target.

Even at maximum range, the Hwasong-10 IRBM cannot reach any part of the U.S.

However, South Korea, Guam, and Japan are at risk.

Its also rumored that Iran has 19 or so, but it hasnt been confirmed.

These are the scary missiles that struck fear into the hearts of many during the Cold War.

Still,many countries have their own arsenals of ICBMs, many of which are at the ready.

Barrel bombs are incredibly inaccurate andoften dropped in populated civilian areas, devastating everything around them.

They areillegal under international conventions.

Its athermobaric, large-yield explosive weapon that is the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the U.S. militarys arsenal.

Its a 30-foot-long bomb that has a blast yield equivalent to 11 tons of TNT.

Seriously,this thing is beyond deadly.

It has since been considered for use as an anti-personnel weapon.

Until recently, the MOAB had never seen combat use.

Butrecent reports indicate the United States has dropped it on suspected ISIS targets in Afghanistan.

They are considered a weapon of mass destruction because of this, andare prohibited under international humanitarian law.

It can be lethal at very low concentrations if inhaled, causing suffocation due to lung muscle paralysis.

Absorbing a non-lethal dose through the skin can suffer permanent neurological damage.

All mustard agents are illegal to use in warfare, but like with sarin, use is still common.

Once administered to a victim, it can cause convulsions, unconsciousness, paralysis, and death.

Its essentially a pesticide for people, slowly tiring and suffocating the body.

It is an oil-like liquid with yellowish-brown coloration that is odorless and completely tasteless.

VX agent is also the most persistent nerve agent in the environment because it evaporates so slowly.

It wasmost recently used to assassinate Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un.

Depending on the model, they usually carry air-to-surface missiles, air-to-air missiles, and other precision-guided munitions.