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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. 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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Strategic Command; supporting combat operations around the world to include Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom; establishment of the National Security Space Institute; the last Titan IV launch; and the Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system deactivation. 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. VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE - The Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday from this base along the central California coast, officials said. |
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