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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. Ukraine war: What is an intercontinental ballistic missile ...

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    What are ICBMs? Intercontinental ballistic missiles are strategic weapons designed to deliver long-distance nuclear warheads and are an important part of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.

  4. List of intercontinental ballistic missiles - Wikipedia

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    Derivatives are still in use today, primarily as the launcher for the Soyuz and the Progress spacecraft launches to the International Space Station. R-16 SS-7 Saddler; R-9 Desna / SS-8 Sasin; R-36 SS-9 Scarp. Russia's first MIRVed missile; UR-100 8K84 / SS-11 Sego; RT-2 8K98 / SS-13 Savage; MR-UR-100 Sotka / 15A15/ SS-17 Spanker; RT-23 Molodets ...

  5. LGM-35 Sentinel - Wikipedia

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    [30] [31] They argue that the current ICBMs, first introduced in the 1970s, have had their life extended long enough and need to be replaced with a modular system in which components are easier to replace or update. In defending the importance of land-based missiles, supporters say they are the least expensive leg of the nuclear triad because ...

  6. LGM-30 Minuteman - Wikipedia

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    ICBMs, especially newer models that were housed in silos, could be expected to survive an attack by a single Soviet missile. In any conceivable scenario where both sides had similar numbers of ICBMs, the US forces would survive a sneak attack in sufficient numbers to ensure the destruction of all major Soviet cities in return.

  7. Ballistic missile - Wikipedia

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    A ballistic missile (BM) is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are powered only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered.

  8. Railcar-launched ICBM - Wikipedia

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    An artist's concept drawing of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison. A railcar-launched ICBM is an intercontinental ballistic missile that can be launched from a train. The first operational example, and the best-known, is the Soviet RT-23 Molodets.

  9. 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.