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111Military 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.… …
112Project Nike — Nike missile family on display at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. From left, MIM 14 Nike Hercules, MIM 23 Hawk (front), MGM 29 Sergeant (back), LIM 49 Spartan, MGM 31 Pershing, MGM 18 Lacrosse, MIM 3 Nike Ajax. Project Nike was a U.S. Army project,… …
113Strategic Defense Initiative — Organization SDIO Agency overview Formed 1984 Dissolved 1993 (renamed) Superseding a …
114MGM-31 Pershing — Pershing was a family of solid fueled two stage medium range ballistic missiles designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Redstone missile as the United States Army s primary theater level weapon. The Pershing systems lasted over 30… …
115LGM-30 Minuteman — Type Intercontinental ballistic missile Service hist …
116WE.177 — was the last air launched nuclear bomb of the British Armed Forces. There were three versions; WE.177A was a boosted fission weapon, while WE.177B and WE.177C were thermonuclear weapons. All could be delivered by air, and were typically parachute …
117Integrated Guided Missile Development Program — An Agni II during the Republic Day Parade in 2004 The Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) was an Indian Ministry of Defence program between the early 1980s and 2007 for the development of a comprehensive range of missiles,… …
118Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle — For the band, see M.I.R.V.. The MIRV U.S. Peacekeeper missile, with the re entry vehicles highlighted in red …
119W89 — The W89 was an American thermonuclear warhead design intended for use on the AGM 131 SRAM II air to ground nuclear missile.What was to become the W89 design was awarded to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the mid 1980s. It entered… …
120Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — Infobox Laboratory name = Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory motto = Science in the national interest established = 1952 by the University of California director = George H. Miller city = Livermore, California budget = US$1.6 billion type =… …
