Ballistic missile
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A ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver one or more warheads on a predetermined target. These weapons are guided only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missiles stay within the Earth's atmosphere, while intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are launched on a sub-orbital trajectory.
These weapons are in a distinct category from cruise missiles, which are aerodynamically guided in powered flight.
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See also
- Anti-ballistic missile
- Ballistic missile flight phases
- Missile (guided)
- MIRV
- NATO reporting name (has lists of various Soviet missiles)
- Payload
- Surface-to-surface missile
- Weapons of mass destruction
- List of currently active missiles of the United States military
- List of ICBMs
- List of missiles
- List of missiles by nation
- List of NATO reporting names for ballistic missile submarines
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