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(Encyclopedia)missile, guided: see guided missile. ...guided missile
(Encyclopedia)guided missile, self-propelled, unmanned space or air vehicle carrying an explosive warhead. Its path can be adjusted during flight, either by automatic self-contained controls or remote human control...antiballistic missile
(Encyclopedia)antiballistic missile: see guided missile. ...ballistic missile
(Encyclopedia)ballistic missile: see guided missile. ...intercontinental ballistic missile
(Encyclopedia)intercontinental ballistic missile: see guided missile. ...intermediate range ballistic missile
(Encyclopedia)intermediate range ballistic missile: see guided missile. ...Redstone Arsenal
(Encyclopedia)Redstone Arsenal, U.S. rocket research and development center, 38,781 acres (15,694 hectares), N Ala., W of Huntsville; est. 1941. One of the state's largest industrial enterprises, it includes the Ar...cruise missile
(Encyclopedia)cruise missile, low-flying, continuously powered offensive missile designed to evade defense systems. A cruise missile typically uses an aircraft engine rather than a rocket engine to fly at subsonic ...MIRV
(Encyclopedia)MIRV: see guided missile.ABM
(Encyclopedia)ABM: see guided missile.Browse by Subject
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