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ballistic_missile
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[ noun ] (transportation) a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
Used in print (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)For_example , the importance of the Regulus_2 , , a very promising aerodynamic ship to surface missile designed to be launched by surfaced submarines , was greatly diminished by the successful acceleration of the much more advanced Polaris ballistic_missile launched by submerged submarines . The substantial progress being made in ballistic_missile technology is rapidly shifting the main threat from manned bombers to missiles . Notable in this category are the Jupiter and Thor intermediate range ballistic_missiles , which have been successfully developed , produced , and deployed , but the relative importance of which has diminished with the increasing availability of the Atlas intercontinental_ballistic_missile . This aircraft , which was planned for initial operational use about 1965 , would be complementary to but likewise competitive with the four strategic ballistic_missile systems , all_of which are scheduled to become available earlier . Related terms |
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