Minuteman missile program

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The Minuteman missile program is a U.S. Air Force initiative that developed and deployed a series of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles forming a key component of the United States' nuclear deterrent.

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instanceOf United States Air Force program
ballistic missile program
basedOn solid-propellant missile technology
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentPrimaryVariant Minuteman III
surface form: LGM-30G Minuteman III
deploymentMode hardened underground silos
developedBy Aerojet Rocketdyne
surface form: Aerojet

United States Air Force Ballistic Missile Office
surface form: Air Force Ballistic Missile Division

Northrop
surface form: Autonetics

Boeing
Hercules Powder Company
Thiokol
United States Air Force
era Cold War
governedBy Air Force Global Strike Command
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
hasPart LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM
surface form: LGM-30A Minuteman I

LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM
surface form: LGM-30B Minuteman I

LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM
surface form: LGM-30F Minuteman II

Minuteman III
surface form: LGM-30G Minuteman III
inception 1958
late 1950s
location contiguous United States
surface form: continental United States
notableFeature computerized guidance system
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles
rapid launch capability
silo-based deployment
solid-fuel rocket motors
operator United States Air Force
partOf United States nuclear deterrent
United States nuclear triad
surface form: United States strategic triad
purpose nuclear deterrence
strategic strike capability
relatedTo Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program
Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program
surface form: Sentinel ICBM program
replaced HGM-25A Titan I program
SM-65 Atlas
surface form: SM-65 Atlas program
role strategic nuclear weapon system
significance first large-scale deployment of solid-fuel ICBMs by the United States
startOfOperation 1962
early 1960s
stationedAt Ellsworth Air Force Base
F.E. Warren Air Force Base
surface form: F. E. Warren Air Force Base

Grand Forks Air Force Base
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Minot Air Force Base
status operational
type land-based intercontinental ballistic missile program
uses LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM
surface form: LGM-30 Minuteman missile

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Morton Thiokol workedOnProgram Minuteman missile program
Minuteman missile solid rocket motors usedIn Minuteman missile program
this entity surface form: Minuteman I
Weapon System 107A-1 partOf Minuteman missile program
this entity surface form: United States Cold War missile programs