Ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a type of missile. It is only barely powered when it is launched. Most of its flight is not powered. Short-range ballistic missiles stay in the Earth's atmosphere. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are launched into space but fall back down to Earth.[1]
Ballistic missiles are different from cruise missiles, which have a powered flight, move only in the atmosphere, and move aerodynamically.
Ballistic Missile Media
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V2-Rocket in the Peenemünde Museum
Side view of Minuteman-III ICBM
Trident II SLBM launched by ballistic missile submarine
References
- ↑ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 53. ISBN 9780850451634.
- Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology; the Gunpowder Epic. Taipei: Caves Books.
Further reading
- Futter, Andrew (2013). Ballistic Missile Defence and US National Security Policy: Normalisation and Acceptance after the Cold War. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-81732-5.
- Neufeld, Jacob (1990). The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force, 1945–1960. Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force. ISBN 0-912799-62-5.
- Swaine, Michael D.; Swanger, Rachel M.; Kawakami, Takashi (2001). Japan and Ballistic Missile Defense. Rand. ISBN 0-8330-3020-5.
Other websites
- Missile Threat: A Project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
