LGM-118A
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The LGM-118A Peacekeeper was a U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) designed to carry multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads as part of the Cold War strategic deterrent.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LGM-118A Peacekeeper | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. strategic missile
ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| accuracyCategory | high-accuracy ICBM ⓘ |
| basedAt | F. E. Warren Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentModeConsidered |
rail-mobile
ⓘ
road-mobile ⓘ |
| deploymentType | fixed silo-based ⓘ |
| designation | LGM-118A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToCarry | multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Boeing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ TRW NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force Ballistic Missile Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1986 ⓘ |
| hasFeature | MIRV capability ⓘ |
| hasGuidanceSystem |
astro-inertial guidance
ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ |
| hasPayloadType | MIRV reentry vehicles ⓘ |
| hasWarheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
silo-based launcher
ⓘ
underground missile silo ⓘ |
| maxWarheadsCarried | 10 ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
counterforce strike
ⓘ
strategic second-strike capability ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Peacekeeper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Air Force Space Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. nuclear triad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. strategic nuclear forces ⓘ |
| primaryTargetType | hardened strategic targets ⓘ |
| propulsionType | solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| rangeCategory | intercontinental range ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 2005 ⓘ |
| role |
land-based ICBM
ⓘ
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle carrier ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| stageCount | 3 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorInRole | LGM-30G Minuteman III (remaining U.S. ICBM) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyConstraint |
START I framework
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
START II discussions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
nuclear deterrence
ⓘ
strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| warheadModel | W87 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| warheadYieldCategory | hundreds of kilotons ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.