ballistic missile
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concept
A ballistic missile is a guided projectile that is launched into a high, arching trajectory and primarily follows a ballistic path under gravity to deliver a warhead to a distant target.
Aliases (10)
- short-range ballistic missile ×6
- tactical ballistic missile ×3
- intercontinental ballistic missile ×2
- Soviet ballistic missile ×1
- derivative of intercontinental ballistic missile ×1
- nuclear-capable ballistic missile ×1
- short-range ballistic missile system ×1
- short-range tactical ballistic missile ×1
- strategic weapon system ×1
- submarine-launched ballistic missile ×1
Instances (21)
- V-2 rocket
- Scud missiles ("short-range ballistic missile")
- SM-65 Atlas ("intercontinental ballistic missile")
- R-7 Semyorka rocket ("intercontinental ballistic missile")
- Aggregat 4
- R-1 rocket
- Trident II D5 missile ("submarine-launched ballistic missile")
- Titan II GLV ("derivative of intercontinental ballistic missile")
- R-11 ("short-range tactical ballistic missile")
- R-300 Elbrus ("short-range ballistic missile system")
- R-17 ("short-range ballistic missile")