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Minuteman missileU.S. ICBM first deployed in 1962. Its three generations—the Minuteman I (1962–73), the Minuteman II (1966–95), and the Minuteman III (from 1970)—have constituted most of the land-based nuclear arsenal of the U.S. since the 1960s. They were the first U.S. ICBMs to be based in underground silos, use solid fuel, and be fitted with multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles (see MIRV). Under the terms of the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks, the Minuteman II force was dismantled and the Minuteman III scheduled for downgrading to a single warhead. 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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Bruce Blair, President of the Center for Defense In formation, a leading expert on nuclear weapons and a former Minuteman missile launch officer said: "I think this is the closest we've come to accidental nuclear war. Under Schriever's leadership, the Air Force developed programs such as the Thor, Atlas, Titan, and Minuteman missiles, and all aerospace systems that have been launched into orbit, including those supporting NASA in its Mercury man-in-space program. Reinhold expects the biggest increase in revenue from the Minuteman missile, the 650 nuclear weapons that are sitting in silos across the country to defend the U. |
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