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Intercontinental ballistic missile
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An intercontinental ballistic missile is a ballistic missile with a range greater than 5,500 kilometres, primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery. Conventional, chemical, and biological weapons
An SM-65 Atlas, the first US ICBM, first launched in 1957
An SM-65 Atlas, the first US ICBM, first launched in 1957
MZKT-79221 transporter erector launcher carrying missile container during rehearsals for the 2012 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
MZKT-79221 transporter erector launcher carrying missile container during rehearsals for the 2012 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
A US Peacekeeper missile launched from a silo
A US Peacekeeper missile launched from a silo
Testing of the Peacekeeper re-entry vehicles at the Kwajalein Atoll. All eight fired from only one missile. Each line, if its warhead were live, repre
Testing of the Peacekeeper re-entry vehicles at the Kwajalein Atoll. All eight fired from only one missile. Each line, if its warhead were live, represents the potential explosive power of about 300 kilotons of TNT, about 20 times that of the detonation of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
LGM-118 Peacekeeper
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The LGM-118 Peacekeeper, originally known as the MX for "Missile, Experimental", was a MIRV-capable intercontinental ballistic missile produced and deployed by the United States from 1986 to 2005. The
Intercontinental ballistic missile
…against military targets (especially hardened ones) demanded the use of a more precise, crewed bomber. Second- and third-generation designs (such as the LGM-118 Peacekeeper) dramatically improved accuracy to the point where even the smallest point targets can be successfully attacked. ICBMs are differentiated by having…
Test launch of a Peacekeeper ICBM by the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division (1 STRAD), Vandenberg AFB, CA (USAF)
Test launch of a Peacekeeper ICBM by the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division (1 STRAD), Vandenberg AFB, CA (USAF)
Mk12A re-entry vehicles on a Peacekeeper MIRV bus. Each carries a 335 kt W78 warhead with about 20 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima du
Mk12A re-entry vehicles on a Peacekeeper MIRV bus. Each carries a 335 kt W78 warhead with about 20 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II.
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