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[[Image:minuteman3launch.jpg|framed|A Minuteman III missile soars after a test launch.]] An intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, is a very-long-range ballistic missile using a Ballistics trajectory involving a significant ascent and descent, including sub-orbital flight. An ICBM differs little technically from other ballistic missiles such as intermediate-range ballistic missiles, short-range ballistic missiles, or the newly named theater ballistic missiles; these are differentiated only by maximum range. One particular weapon developed by the Soviet Union (FOBS) had a partial orbit trajectory, and unlike most ICBMs its target could not be deduced from its orbital flight path. It was decommissioned in compliance with arms control agreements, which address the maximum range of ICBMs and prohibit orbital or fractional-orbital weapons. Only three nations currently have operational ICBM systems: the United States, Russia, and People's Republic of China. However, other nations have ICBMs but not an organized ICBM system. In 2002, the United States and Russia agreed in the SORT treaty to reduce their deployed stockpiles to not more than 2,200 warheads each. == Flight phases == The following flight phases can be distinguished: *boost phase - 3 to 4 minutes (for a solid rocket shorter than for a Liquid rocket propellants); altitude at the end of this phase is 150 -200 km, typical burn-out speed is 7 km/s *midcourse phase - ca. 25 minutes - suborbital flight in an elliptic orbit, i.e. the orbit is part of an ellipse with vertical major axis; the apogee (halfway the midcourse phase) is at an altitude of typically ca. 1200 km; the semi-major axis is between one half of the radius of the Earth and the radius; the projection of the orbit on the Earth's surface is a great circle - the missile may release a few independent warheads, a large number of decoys, and chaff *reentry phase (starting at an altitude of 100 km) - 2 minutes See also Missile Defense Agency. == History == The progenitor of the ICBM was the German A9/10, which was never developed but only proposed by Wernher von Braun. The progenitor of the IRBM was the German V-2_rocket (vergeltung, or "vengeance") rocket designed by von Braun that used liquid propellant and an inertial guidance system. It was launched from a mobile launcher in order to make it less susceptible to Allied air attacks. Following World War 2 von Braun and his lead scientist went to work directly for the US Army through Operation Paperclip developing the V2 into the Redstone IRBM and Jupiter IRBM. Due to treaty agreements the US was able to base these IRBMs in countries close to the USSR within strategic range. The USSR had no similar territory in the 1950s so under the direction of Sergei Korolev a crash programme to develop an ICBM began which at one stage consumed 5% of the entire Soviet military budget. Korolev was given access to captured V2 materials but evolved a distinct design, the R-7 rocket, that was declared 'operational' in 1957. Competition between the US armed services meant that each force developed its own ICBM programme slowing progress. The US's first ICBM was the Atlas (rocket) operational in 1959. Both the R7 and Atlas required a large launch facility making them vulnerable to attack and could not be kept in a ready state. Early ICBMs formed the basis of many space launch systems. Examples include: Atlas (rocket), Redstone_rocket, Titan (rocket family), R-7 rocket, and Proton (rocket). The UK built its own ICBM Bluesteel but it was never made operational due to the difficulty of finding a launch site away from population centres. Under the direction of Robert McNamara the US initiated the LGM-30 Minuteman, Polaris and Skybolt solid fuel ICBMs. Modern ICBMs tend to be smaller than their ancestors (due to increased accuracy and smaller and lighter warheads) and use solid fuels, making them less useful as orbital launch vehicles. Deployment of these systems was governed by the strategic theory of Mutually Assured Destruction. In the 1970s development began of Anti Ballistic Missile Systems by both the US and USSR but these were restricted by treaty in order to preserve the value of the existing ICBM systems. President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defence Initative as well as the MX and Midgetman ICBM programmes. This led to the agreement of a series of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty negotiations. Countries in the early stages of developing ICBMs have all used liquid propellants for simplicity's sake. == Modern ICBMs == Modern ICBMs typically carry multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (''MIRVs''), each of which carries a separate nuclear weapon warhead, allowing a single missile to hit multiple targets. MIRV was an outgrowth of the rapidly shrinking size and weight of modern warheads and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties which imposed limitations on the number of launch vehicles(SALT I and SALT II). It has also proved to be an "easy answer" to proposed deployments of Anti-ballistic missile systems – it is far less expensive to add more warheads to an existing missile system than to build an ABM system capable of shooting down the additional warheads; hence, most ABM system proposals have been judged to be impractical. The only operational ABM systems were deployed in the 1970s, the US Safeguard ABM facility was located in North Dakota and was operational from 1975-1976. The USSR deployed its Galosh ABM system around Moscow in the 1970s, which remains in service. [[Image:Titan 1 complex.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Titan I ICBM Underground Silo Complex includes a network of tunnels connecting multiple silos to subterranean control and communications facilities.]] Modern ICBMs tend to use solid fuel, which can be stored easily for long periods of time. Liquid-fueled ICBMs were generally not kept fueled all the time, and therefore fueling the rocket was necessary before a launch. ICBMs are based either in missile silos, which offer some protection from military attack (including, the designers hope, some protection from a nuclear first strike), or on submarines, rail cars or heavy trucks, which are mobile and therefore hard to find. The low flying, guided cruise missile is an alternative to ballistic missiles. == Specific missiles == === Land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and cruise missiles === The US Air Force currently operates just over 500 ICBMs at around 15 missile complexes located primarily in the northern Rocky Mountain states and the Dakotas. These are of the Minuteman III and Peacekeeper missile ICBM variants. Peacekeeper missiles are being phased out by 2005. All USAF Minuteman II missiles have been destroyed in accordance to START, and their launch silos sealed or sold to the public. To comply with the START II most US multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs, have been eliminated and replaced with single warhead missiles. However, since the abandonment of the START II treaty, the U.S. is said to be considering retaining 800 warheads on 500 missiles.[http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/nukenotes/mj04nukenote.html] The United States Air Force awards two badges for performing duty in a nuclear missile silo. The Missile Badge is presented to commissioned officers while the Space and Missile Badge is awarded to silo ground and support personnel. === Sea-based ICBMs === *The US Navy currently has 14 Ohio class submarine SSBNs deployed. Each submarine is equipped with a complement of 24 Trident missiles, eight with Trident I missiles, and ten with Trident II missiles. *The French Navy constantly maintains at least four active units, relying on two classes of nuclear-powered ballistic submarines (SSBN): the older Le_Redoutable_class_submarine, which are progressively decomissioned, and the newer Le_Triomphant_class_submarine. These carry 16 M45_SLBM missiles with TN75 warheads, and are scheduled to be upgraded to M51_SLBM nuclear missile around 2010. === Current and former US ballistic missiles === *Atlas (rocket) (SM-65, CGM-16) former ICBM launched from silo, now the rocket is used for other purposes *Titan I (SM-68, HGM-25A) *Titan II (SM-68B, LGM-25C) - former ICBM launched from silo, now the rocket is used for other purposes *Minuteman missile (SM-80, LGM-30A/B, HSM-80) *Minuteman missile (LGM-30F) *Minuteman missile (LGM-30G) - launched from silo - as of June 28, 2004, there are 517 Minuteman III missiles in active inventory *LG-118A Peacekeeper / MX (LG-118A, MX) - silo-based; 29 missiles were on alert at the beginning of 2004; all are to be removed from service by 2005. *Midgetman missile - has never been operational - launched from mobile launcher *Polaris missile A1, A2, A3 - (UGM-27/A/B/C) former SLBM *Poseidon missile C3 - (UGM-73) former SLBM *Trident missile - (UGM-93A/B) SLBM - Trident II (D5) was first deployed in 1990 and is planned to be deployed past 2020. === Soviet/Russian === Specific types of Soviet/Russian ICBMs include: *SS-6 SAPWOOD / R-7 / 8K71 *SS-7 SADDLER / R-16 *SS-8 SASIN / R9 *SS-9 SCARP *SS-11 SEGO *SS-17 SPANKER *SS-18 SATAN / R-36M2 / Voivode *SS-19 STILLETO *SS-20 SABER / RT-21M Pioneer / RSD-10 *SS-24 SCALPEL / RT-23 *SS-25 SICKLE / Topol *SS-27 / Topol-M === People's Republic of China === Specific types of Chinese ICBMs called Dong Feng ("East Wind"). *DF-3 - cancelled. Program name transferred to a MRBM. *DF-5 CSS-4 - only Chinese ICBM in operational status. *DF-6 - cancelled *DF-22 - cancelled by 1995. *DF-31 CSS-X-9 - in development. *DF-41 CSS-X-10 - in development. == Ballistic missile submarines == Specific types of ballistic missile submarines include: *George Washington class submarine *Ethan Allen class submarine *Lafayette class submarine *Benjamin Franklin class submarine *Ohio class submarine *Resolution class submarine *Vanguard class submarine *Typhoon class submarine *Delta IV class submarine *Le_Redoutable_class_submarine *Le_Triomphant_class_submarine *Xia class submarine *List of NATO reporting names for ballistic missile submarines == See also == * The United States and weapons of mass destruction * Russia and weapons of mass destruction * China and weapons of mass destruction * France and weapons of mass destruction * SLBM * Anti-ballistic missile * Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty * nuclear disarmament * nuclear navy * nuclear warfare * ''Force de frappe'' * submarine * Fractional Orbital Bombardment System * Strategic triad * U.S. Air Force Space Command * ICBM Address == External links == *[http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Nuclear/f04.stratg_invent.html Estimated Strategic Nuclear Weapons Inventories (September 2004)] Intercontinental ballistic missiles ms:Peluru berpandu balistik jarak benua
It is accurate to call the V2 rocket the first ICBM, yes? :I'd say not, since crossing the English channel is hardly "intercontinental". I seem to recall their maximum range was about 100-200km or so? User:Bryan Derksen ::I'm pretty sure the range was more like ~300 km - still not an ICBM though. --User:Maveric149 Gotcha. It is a Ballistic missile and is crosslinked in that article. (apparently could be classified as a "theatre ballistic missile"). ==another meaning== ICBM, Inter-Continental Ballistic Messenger, a nice ICQ clone for BeOS. ------------- Only three nations ? What about United Kingdom and France ? The M4 missile has more than 4500 km of range, and M48 and M51 more... ==Pakistan have ICBMS??== I don't think Pakistan has ICBMs (User:Dhoom 04:59, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)) ==Overloaded article== The technical term ICBM refers only to ground-based intercontinental range ballistic missiles, hence this article contains discussion of many things which don't belong to this topic. Here is a partial list: * Sea-based ICBM's - there is no such thing, by definition!! Those missiles are called SLBM's (submarine launched ballistic missiles) * Cruise missiles - also does not belong here * Submarines - certainly should not be listed here I would suggest 2 possibilities: *1. Keep article more or less as is, but change the title. Use for example: intercontinental range nuclear weapons systems *2. Move things which don't belong to separate articles. User:Balcer 09:58, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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Intercontinental ballistic missile
[[Image:minuteman3launch.jpg|framed|A Minuteman III missile soars after a test launch.]] An intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, is a very-long-range ballistic missile using a Ballistics trajectory involving a significant ascent and descent, including sub-orbital flight. An ICBM differs little technically from other ballistic missiles such as intermediate-range ballistic missiles, short-range ballistic missiles, or the newly named theater ballistic missiles; these are differentiated only by maximum range. One particular weapon developed by the Soviet Union (FOBS) had a partial orbit trajectory, and unlike most ICBMs its target could not be deduced from its orbital flight path. It was decommissioned in compliance with arms control agreements, which address the maximum range of ICBMs and prohibit orbital or fractional-orbital weapons. Only three nations currently have operational ICBM systems: the United States, Russia, and People's Republic of China. However, other nations have ICBMs but not an organized ICBM system. In 2002, the United States and Russia agreed in the SORT treaty to reduce their deployed stockpiles to not more than 2,200 warheads each. == Flight phases == The following flight phases can be distinguished: *boost phase - 3 to 4 minutes (for a solid rocket shorter than for a Liquid rocket propellants); altitude at the end of this phase is 150 -200 km, typical burn-out speed is 7 km/s *midcourse phase - ca. 25 minutes - suborbital flight in an elliptic orbit, i.e. the orbit is part of an ellipse with vertical major axis; the apogee (halfway the midcourse phase) is at an altitude of typically ca. 1200 km; the semi-major axis is between one half of the radius of the Earth and the radius; the projection of the orbit on the Earth's surface is a great circle - the missile may release a few independent warheads, a large number of decoys, and chaff *reentry phase (starting at an altitude of 100 km) - 2 minutes See also Missile Defense Agency. == History == The progenitor of the ICBM was the German A9/10, which was never developed but only proposed by Wernher von Braun. The progenitor of the IRBM was the German V-2_rocket (vergeltung, or "vengeance") rocket designed by von Braun that used liquid propellant and an inertial guidance system. It was launched from a mobile launcher in order to make it less susceptible to Allied air attacks. Following World War 2 von Braun and his lead scientist went to work directly for the US Army through Operation Paperclip developing the V2 into the Redstone IRBM and Jupiter IRBM. Due to treaty agreements the US was able to base these IRBMs in countries close to the USSR within strategic range. The USSR had no similar territory in the 1950s so under the direction of Sergei Korolev a crash programme to develop an ICBM began which at one stage consumed 5% of the entire Soviet military budget. Korolev was given access to captured V2 materials but evolved a distinct design, the R-7 rocket, that was declared 'operational' in 1957. Competition between the US armed services meant that each force developed its own ICBM programme slowing progress. The US's first ICBM was the Atlas (rocket) operational in 1959. Both the R7 and Atlas required a large launch facility making them vulnerable to attack and could not be kept in a ready state. Early ICBMs formed the basis of many space launch systems. Examples include: Atlas (rocket), Redstone_rocket, Titan (rocket family), R-7 rocket, and Proton (rocket). The UK built its own ICBM Bluesteel but it was never made operational due to the difficulty of finding a launch site away from population centres. Under the direction of Robert McNamara the US initiated the LGM-30 Minuteman, Polaris and Skybolt solid fuel ICBMs. Modern ICBMs tend to be smaller than their ancestors (due to increased accuracy and smaller and lighter warheads) and use solid fuels, making them less useful as orbital launch vehicles. Deployment of these systems was governed by the strategic theory of Mutually Assured Destruction. In the 1970s development began of Anti Ballistic Missile Systems by both the US and USSR but these were restricted by treaty in order to preserve the value of the existing ICBM systems. President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defence Initative as well as the MX and Midgetman ICBM programmes. This led to the agreement of a series of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty negotiations. Countries in the early stages of developing ICBMs have all used liquid propellants for simplicity's sake. == Modern ICBMs == Modern ICBMs typically carry multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (''MIRVs''), each of which carries a separate nuclear weapon warhead, allowing a single missile to hit multiple targets. MIRV was an outgrowth of the rapidly shrinking size and weight of modern warheads and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties which imposed limitations on the number of launch vehicles(SALT I and SALT II). It has also proved to be an "easy answer" to proposed deployments of Anti-ballistic missile systems – it is far less expensive to add more warheads to an existing missile system than to build an ABM system capable of shooting down the additional warheads; hence, most ABM system proposals have been judged to be impractical. The only operational ABM systems were deployed in the 1970s, the US Safeguard ABM facility was located in North Dakota and was operational from 1975-1976. The USSR deployed its Galosh ABM system around Moscow in the 1970s, which remains in service. [[Image:Titan 1 complex.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Titan I ICBM Underground Silo Complex includes a network of tunnels connecting multiple silos to subterranean control and communications facilities.]] Modern ICBMs tend to use solid fuel, which can be stored easily for long periods of time. Liquid-fueled ICBMs were generally not kept fueled all the time, and therefore fueling the rocket was necessary before a launch. ICBMs are based either in missile silos, which offer some protection from military attack (including, the designers hope, some protection from a nuclear first strike), or on submarines, rail cars or heavy trucks, which are mobile and therefore hard to find. The low flying, guided cruise missile is an alternative to ballistic missiles. == Specific missiles == === Land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and cruise missiles === The US Air Force currently operates just over 500 ICBMs at around 15 missile complexes located primarily in the northern Rocky Mountain states and the Dakotas. These are of the Minuteman III and Peacekeeper missile ICBM variants. Peacekeeper missiles are being phased out by 2005. All USAF Minuteman II missiles have been destroyed in accordance to START, and their launch silos sealed or sold to the public. To comply with the START II most US multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs, have been eliminated and replaced with single warhead missiles. However, since the abandonment of the START II treaty, the U.S. is said to be considering retaining 800 warheads on 500 missiles.[http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/nukenotes/mj04nukenote.html] The United States Air Force awards two badges for performing duty in a nuclear missile silo. The Missile Badge is presented to commissioned officers while the Space and Missile Badge is awarded to silo ground and support personnel. === Sea-based ICBMs === *The US Navy currently has 14 Ohio class submarine SSBNs deployed. Each submarine is equipped with a complement of 24 Trident missiles, eight with Trident I missiles, and ten with Trident II missiles. *The French Navy constantly maintains at least four active units, relying on two classes of nuclear-powered ballistic submarines (SSBN): the older Le_Redoutable_class_submarine, which are progressively decomissioned, and the newer Le_Triomphant_class_submarine. These carry 16 M45_SLBM missiles with TN75 warheads, and are scheduled to be upgraded to M51_SLBM nuclear missile around 2010. === Current and former US ballistic missiles === *Atlas (rocket) (SM-65, CGM-16) former ICBM launched from silo, now the rocket is used for other purposes *Titan I (SM-68, HGM-25A) *Titan II (SM-68B, LGM-25C) - former ICBM launched from silo, now the rocket is used for other purposes *Minuteman missile (SM-80, LGM-30A/B, HSM-80) *Minuteman missile (LGM-30F) *Minuteman missile (LGM-30G) - launched from silo - as of June 28, 2004, there are 517 Minuteman III missiles in active inventory *LG-118A Peacekeeper / MX (LG-118A, MX) - silo-based; 29 missiles were on alert at the beginning of 2004; all are to be removed from service by 2005. *Midgetman missile - has never been operational - launched from mobile launcher *Polaris missile A1, A2, A3 - (UGM-27/A/B/C) former SLBM *Poseidon missile C3 - (UGM-73) former SLBM *Trident missile - (UGM-93A/B) SLBM - Trident II (D5) was first deployed in 1990 and is planned to be deployed past 2020. === Soviet/Russian === Specific types of Soviet/Russian ICBMs include: *SS-6 SAPWOOD / R-7 / 8K71 *SS-7 SADDLER / R-16 *SS-8 SASIN / R9 *SS-9 SCARP *SS-11 SEGO *SS-17 SPANKER *SS-18 SATAN / R-36M2 / Voivode *SS-19 STILLETO *SS-20 SABER / RT-21M Pioneer / RSD-10 *SS-24 SCALPEL / RT-23 *SS-25 SICKLE / Topol *SS-27 / Topol-M === People's Republic of China === Specific types of Chinese ICBMs called Dong Feng ("East Wind"). *DF-3 - cancelled. Program name transferred to a MRBM. *DF-5 CSS-4 - only Chinese ICBM in operational status. *DF-6 - cancelled *DF-22 - cancelled by 1995. *DF-31 CSS-X-9 - in development. *DF-41 CSS-X-10 - in development. == Ballistic missile submarines == Specific types of ballistic missile submarines include: *George Washington class submarine *Ethan Allen class submarine *Lafayette class submarine *Benjamin Franklin class submarine *Ohio class submarine *Resolution class submarine *Vanguard class submarine *Typhoon class submarine *Delta IV class submarine *Le_Redoutable_class_submarine *Le_Triomphant_class_submarine *Xia class submarine *List of NATO reporting names for ballistic missile submarines == See also == * The United States and weapons of mass destruction * Russia and weapons of mass destruction * China and weapons of mass destruction * France and weapons of mass destruction * SLBM * Anti-ballistic missile * Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty * nuclear disarmament * nuclear navy * nuclear warfare * ''Force de frappe'' * submarine * Fractional Orbital Bombardment System * Strategic triad * U.S. Air Force Space Command * ICBM Address == External links == *[http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Nuclear/f04.stratg_invent.html Estimated Strategic Nuclear Weapons Inventories (September 2004)] Intercontinental ballistic missiles ms:Peluru berpandu balistik jarak benua
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It is accurate to call the V2 rocket the first ICBM, yes? :I'd say not, since crossing the English channel is hardly "intercontinental". I seem to recall their maximum range was about 100-200km or so? User:Bryan Derksen ::I'm pretty sure the range was more like ~300 km - still not an ICBM though. --User:Maveric149 Gotcha. It is a Ballistic missile and is crosslinked in that article. (apparently could be classified as a "theatre ballistic missile"). ==another meaning== ICBM, Inter-Continental Ballistic Messenger, a nice ICQ clone for BeOS. ------------- Only three nations ? What about United Kingdom and France ? The M4 missile has more than 4500 km of range, and M48 and M51 more... ==Pakistan have ICBMS??== I don't think Pakistan has ICBMs (User:Dhoom 04:59, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)) ==Overloaded article== The technical term ICBM refers only to ground-based intercontinental range ballistic missiles, hence this article contains discussion of many things which don't belong to this topic. Here is a partial list: * Sea-based ICBM's - there is no such thing, by definition!! Those missiles are called SLBM's (submarine launched ballistic missiles) * Cruise missiles - also does not belong here * Submarines - certainly should not be listed here I would suggest 2 possibilities: *1. Keep article more or less as is, but change the title. Use for example: intercontinental range nuclear weapons systems *2. Move things which don't belong to separate articles. User:Balcer 09:58, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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