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ICBM International Ballistic Missile. Catherine Oliver 1. Long-range ballistics missile designed for nuclear weapons delivery USSR initiated programs to make ICBM’s 1991 U.S. and Soviet Union decided to reduce their number of ICBM’s. ICBM. Equipped with 42 Trident ll missiles
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ICBMInternational Ballistic Missile Catherine Oliver1
Long-range ballistics missile designed for nuclear weapons delivery • USSR initiated programs to make ICBM’s • 1991 U.S. and Soviet Union decided to reduce their number of ICBM’s ICBM
Equipped with 42 Trident ll missiles • LGM 30-minutemen- land based American nuclear missile; quick reaction time SEA-BASED ICBM’s
Boost phase-3 to 5 minutes; altitude is 150-400 km. • Midcourse phase- 25 minutes; altitude of 1,200 km. • Reentry phase-2 minutes; 100 km FLIGHT PHASES