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1Missile silo — A missile silo is an underground, vertical cylindrical container for the storage and launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). They typically have the missile some distance under the surface, protected by a large blast door on top …
2Christmas Comes to Pac-Land — Genre Animation Comedy Adventure Directed by Ray Patterson Voices of Marty Ingels Barbara Minkus Russi Taylor Peter Cullen Frank Welker …
3Intercontinental 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… …
4Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
5LGM-30 Minuteman — Type Intercontinental ballistic missile Service hist …
6rocket 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… …
7Nuclear triad — Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing Effects Delivery Espionage …
8First strike — In nuclear strategy, a first strike is a preemptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force. First strike capability is a country s ability to defeat another nuclear power by destroying its arsenal to the point where the attacking country… …
9LGM-118 Peacekeeper — LGM 118A Peacekeeper Test launch of a Peacekeeper ICBM by the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division (1 STRAD), Vandenberg AFB, CA (USAF) Type …
10Strategic Rocket Forces — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Ракетные войска стратегического назначения Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Strategic Rocket Forces caption=SRF emblem and flag dates=December 17, 1959 present country=Russian Federation (earlier… …
