LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM

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intercontinental ballistic missile nuclear weapon delivery system

The LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM is a U.S. land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system designed for rapid, long-range nuclear strike capability as part of the strategic nuclear deterrent.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form Occurrences
LGM-30 Minuteman 1
Minuteman II 2
LGM-30 Minuteman family 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
nuclear weapon delivery system ⓘ
allianceContext NATO nuclear deterrence ⓘ
classification long-range ballistic missile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
deploymentEnvironment continental United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
deploymentPattern missile wings and squadrons ⓘ
deploymentType silo-based ⓘ
designedFor high readiness ⓘ
long-range nuclear strike ⓘ
rapid launch ⓘ
designedToCounter Soviet Union strategic forces ⓘ
deterrenceConcept mutually assured destruction ⓘ
developedBy United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
family Minuteman missile family NERFINISHED ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
launchMethod cold launch from silo ⓘ
launchPlatform underground missile silo ⓘ
launchReadiness on-alert status ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
missionType strategic strike ⓘ
notableFeature first widely deployed solid-fuel ICBM for the United States ⓘ
nuclearCapability thermonuclear warhead capable ⓘ
numberOfStages 3 ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
partOf U.S. nuclear triad NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States strategic nuclear deterrent NERFINISHED ⓘ
payload nuclear warhead ⓘ
predecessorVariant LGM-30A Minuteman I NERFINISHED ⓘ
LGM-30B Minuteman I NERFINISHED ⓘ
previousCommand Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion solid-fuel rocket ⓘ
range intercontinental ⓘ
role second-strike capability ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
serviceEntry 1962 ⓘ
status operational in modified forms ⓘ
strategicCommand Air Force Global Strike Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicRole land leg of the U.S. nuclear triad ⓘ
successorVariant LGM-30G Minuteman III NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
variant LGM-30F Minuteman II NERFINISHED ⓘ
warheadType reentry vehicle with nuclear warhead ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minuteman missile solid rocket motors → usedIn → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
Minuteman missile solid rocket motors → usedIn → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minuteman II
Minuteman missile solid rocket motors → partOf → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minuteman missile weapon system
Minuteman missile program → hasPart → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: LGM-30A Minuteman I
Minuteman missile program → hasPart → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: LGM-30B Minuteman I
Minuteman missile program → hasPart → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: LGM-30F Minuteman II
Minuteman missile program → uses → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: LGM-30 Minuteman missile
UR-100 ICBM → basicallySimilarTo → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
subject surface form: UR-100
this entity surface form: Minuteman I
Minuteman III → predecessor → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minuteman II
Minuteman III → family → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: LGM-30 Minuteman family
Titan II ICBM → successor → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: LGM-30 Minuteman
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri → hostedAircraft → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
subject surface form: Whiteman Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Minuteman I ICBM
Commander of Strategic Air Command → commandedUnit → LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM ⓘ
this entity surface form: Minuteman ICBM force