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  2. Intercontinental ballistic missile - Wikipedia

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    Topol-M launch from silo Minuteman III launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, United States of America on 9 February 2023.. An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than 5,500 kilometres (3,400 mi), [1] primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear warheads).

  3. Ballistic missile - Wikipedia

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    The type of ballistic missile with the greatest range is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The largest ICBMs are capable of full orbital flight . These missiles are in a distinct category from cruise missiles , which are aerodynamically guided in powered flight and thus restricted to the atmosphere.

  4. UGM-133 Trident II - Wikipedia

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    The UGM-133A Trident II, or Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, California, and deployed with the United States and Royal Navy. It was first deployed in March 1990, [ 6 ] and remains in service.

  5. Missile defense - Wikipedia

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    Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the destruction of attacking missiles.Conceived as a defense against nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged non-nuclear tactical and theater missiles.

  6. Project Excalibur - Wikipedia

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    Project Excalibur was a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Cold War–era research program to develop an X-ray laser system as a ballistic missile defense (BMD) for the United States. The concept involved packing large numbers of expendable X-ray lasers around a nuclear device, which would orbit in space.

  7. Emad (missile) - Wikipedia

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    The Emad can carry a 750 kg payload 1,700 km, with a target accuracy of 10 m. [2] It uses a new nose cone design, which is different from that of the original Shahab-3.. The changed design may make it possible for the warhead to detonate high above a target, which makes it more suitable for an air burst chemical, biological [3] or nuclear weapon detonation, as well as for nuclear ...

  8. If a nuclear weapon is about to explode, here's what a ... - AOL

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    When Hawaii's ballistic missile threat system blared across the state on January 13, many people didn't know where to go, what to do, or if they could even survive a nuclear attack.. For 38 ...

  9. Air burst - Wikipedia

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    A blast wave reflecting from a surface and forming a mach stem. The air burst is usually 100 to 1,000 m (330 to 3,280 ft) above the hypocenter to allow the shockwave of the fission or fusion driven explosion to bounce off the ground and back into itself, combining two wave fronts and creating a shockwave that is more forceful than the one resulting from a detonation at ground level.