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  2. W47 - Wikipedia

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    The detonation was successful and had the full design yield of the W47Y1 at approximately 600 kilotons. The shot was designed to improve confidence in the US ballistic missile systems, though even after the test there was considerable controversy.

  3. 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).

  4. Nuclear detonation detection system - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear detonation detection system (NDDS) is a device or a series of devices that are able to indicate, and pinpoint a nuclear explosion has occurred as well as the direction of the explosion. The main purpose of these devices or systems was to verify compliance of countries that signed nuclear treaties such as the Partial Test Ban treaty of ...

  5. It looks like a Russian ICBM test ended in disaster ... - AOL

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    The Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Defense Project says the RS-28 Sarmat, also known as the SS-X-30 Satan II, is a three-stage liquid-fueled ICBM.. Russia began developing ...

  6. Explainer-How the US tracks ballistic missile launches - AOL

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    The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM fired at Ukraine on Thursday - a Cold War system that has been refined ...

  7. New footage appears to show Russia’s intercontinental ... - AOL

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    Newly-released footage appeared to show Russia's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) hitting Ukraine. Video posted on Telegram, and verified by the Associated Press, showed ...

  8. 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.

  9. 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.