boost phase of the ballistic missile trajectory
1Anti-ballistic missile — An anti ballistic missile (ABM) is a missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (a missile for missile defense). A ballistic missile is used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory.… …
2Missile defense — The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. A RIM 161 Standard Missile 3 anti ballistic missile is launched from USS Shiloh, a US Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser …
3Missile Defense Agency — MDA Agency overview Formed 2002 Preceding agencies …
4Intercontinental ballistic missile — An intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, is a long range (greater than 5,500 km or 3,500 miles) ballistic missile typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery, that is, delivering one or more nuclear warheads. Due to their great range… …
5Anti-ballistic missile defense countermeasures — are tactical or strategic actions taken by an attacker to overwhelm, destroy, or evade anti ballistic missile defenses.Anti ballistic missile (ABM) defense countermeasures can be categorized in a variety of ways, such as whether something is… …
6Missile — For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). A V 2 missile launch by the British during Operation Backfire. Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self propelled guided weapon system.… …
7missile — /mis euhl/ or, esp. Brit., / uyl/, n. 1. an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow. 2. See guided missile. 3. See ballistic missile. adj. 4. capable of being thrown, hurled, or shot, as from the hand or… …
8rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
9Trident missile — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name = Trident II image caption=The launch of a Trident II (D5) missile. type = SLBM vehicle range = Greater than 4,000 nautical miles (4,600 statute miles, or 7,360 km) filling = up to Eight W76/W88 yield = Up to… …
10Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom — United Kingdom Nuclear program start date 10 April 1940 First nuclear weapon test 2 October 1952 First fusion weapon test …
