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Yes (10 ) Silo, Railroad 150–250 m 22 R-29: USSR State Rocket Center Makayev 7,700 km 32,800 kg Inactive 1969 No Delta I submarine: 23 R-39 Rif: USSR Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant 8,300 km 84,000 kg 10x 100–200 kT Inactive 1983 Yes Typhoon-class submarine: N/A 24 Minuteman III: US Boeing: 13,000 km 35,300 kg 3x 300 kt Active 1970 Yes Silo ...
Jericho III is a road mobile ICBM which entered service in 2008, a three-stage solid propellant missile with a payload of 1,000 to 1,300 kg with a range of 4,800 to 11,500 km [15] (2,982 to 7,180 miles). [16] In November 2011, Israel successfully test fired an ICBM believed to be an upgraded version of the Jericho III. [17]
The Dong Feng 31 (a.k.a. CSS-10) is a medium-range, three-stage, solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile, and is a land-based variant of the submarine-launched JL-2. The DF-41 or CSS-X-10 can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, which are MIRVs and has a range of approximately 12,000–14,000 km (7,500–8,700 mi).
A US senior defense analyst said China has the world's "leading hypersonic arsenal," which includes the medium-range Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
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.
The publicly announced ICBM launch comes as PLARF expands its nuclear arsenal and builds up its missile capabilities. Last fall, the Department of Defense reported that PLARF had effectively ...
This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable).
Video of the Exo-Atmospheric interceptor missile system test by India; The Center for Defense Information has many resources on ABMs and NMD. The Federation of American Scientists A resource for technical data, full-text of key documents, and analysis. MissileThreat.com, a listing and descriptions of ABM systems around the world.