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intercontinental ballistic missile |
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intercontinental ballistic missile: see guided missile guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control. ..... Click the link for more information. . ICBMin full intercontinental ballistic missileLand-based, nuclear-armed ballistic missile with a range of more than 3,500 mi (5,600 km). Only the U.S., Russia, and China field land-based missiles of this range. The first ICBMs were deployed by the Soviet Union in 1958, with the U.S. following the next year and China some 20 years later. The principal U.S. ICBM is the silo-launched Minuteman missile. Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with ranges comparable to ICBMs include the Trident missile, deployed by the U.S. and Britain, and several systems deployed by Russia, China, and France. intercontinental ballistic missile [¦in·tər‚kant·ən′ent·əl bə¦lis·tik ′mis·əl] (ordnance) A missile flying a ballistic trajectory after guided powered flight, usually over ranges in excess of 4000 miles (6500 kilometers). Abbreviated ICBM. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| and the Russian Federation, because these countries have the most powerful stockpiles of nuclear means largely composed of strategic offensive armaments (SOA), which include land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (IBM), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and the nuclear munitions of strategic bombers. Geurts brings extensive experience to his new job in programs ranging from intercontinental ballistic missiles to surveillance platforms to tactical aircraft. Initial capabilities were said to include up to twenty ground-based interceptors designed to destroy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in the midcourse phase of flight, with 16 of them to be based in Fort Greely, Alaska, and four at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California; up to twenty interceptor missiles based on U. |
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