ballistic missile
C2426
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.
All labels observed (49)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| intercontinental ballistic missile | 43 |
| medium-range ballistic missile | 16 |
| short-range ballistic missile | 15 |
| ballistic missile canonical | 13 |
| submarine-launched ballistic missile | 12 |
| intermediate-range ballistic missile | 10 |
| Soviet ballistic missile | 7 |
| tactical ballistic missile | 7 |
| ballistic missile family | 5 |
| strategic missile | 5 |
| Soviet missile | 4 |
| Soviet strategic missile | 3 |
| intercontinental ballistic missile variant | 3 |
| short-range ballistic missile system | 3 |
| ICBM | 2 |
| liquid-fueled ICBM | 2 |
| nuclear delivery system | 2 |
| silo-based ballistic missile | 2 |
| solid-fueled ballistic missile | 2 |
| strategic ballistic missile | 2 |
| strategic nuclear missile | 2 |
| Ballistic missile | 1 |
| ICBM system | 1 |
| Indian ballistic missile | 1 |
| MIRV-capable missile | 1 |
| Minuteman III missile | 1 |
| Soviet ICBM | 1 |
| Soviet missile system | 1 |
| U.S. strategic missile | 1 |
| ballistic missile designation | 1 |
| ballistic missile prototype | 1 |
| derivative of intercontinental ballistic missile | 1 |
| land-based ballistic missile | 1 |
| land-based strategic missile | 1 |
| long-range ballistic missile | 1 |
| nuclear missile | 1 |
| nuclear weapon delivery system | 1 |
| nuclear-capable ballistic missile | 1 |
| nuclear-capable missile | 1 |
| rail-mobile ICBM | 1 |
| road-mobile ICBM | 1 |
| short-range tactical ballistic missile | 1 |
| silo-based ICBM | 1 |
| silo-based missile | 1 |
| silo-based missile system | 1 |
| single-stage missile | 1 |
| strategic missile system | 1 |
| strategic weapon system | 1 |
| tactical ballistic missile family | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: ballistic missile
Generated description
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.
Instances (113)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| R-11 | short-range tactical ballistic missile |
| R-300 Elbrus | short-range ballistic missile system |
| SS-25 Sickle | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Topol | intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) SLBM
surface form:
R-39 Rif
|
submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| LGM-30G | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| LGM-35A Sentinel | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| R-17 | short-range ballistic missile |
| Dagger | short-range ballistic missile system |
| M45 SLBM | submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| M51 SLBM | submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| Thor | intermediate-range ballistic missile |
|
Titan
surface form:
Titan I
|
liquid-fueled ICBM |