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Active ballistic missile defense Active ballistic missile defense— direct defensive action taken to intercept and destroy, or reduce the effectiveness of, an enemy attack by ballistic ...
Short-range ballistic missile Short-range ballistic missile refers to a land-based ballistic missile with a range capability up to about 600 nautical miles. Also called SRBM.
Medium-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile refers to a ballistic missile with a range capability from about 600 to 1,500 nautical miles. Also called MRBM.
Intermediate-range ballistic missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile is a land-based ballistic missile with a range capability from 1,500 to 3,000 nautical miles. Also called IRBM.
Intercontinental ballistic missile Intercontinental ballistic missile is a land-based, long-range ballistic missile with a range capability greater than 3,000 nautical miles. Also called ICBM.
Global ballistic missile defense Global ballistic missile defense means defense against ballistic missile threats that cross one or more geographical combatant command boundaries and ...
Ballistic missile Ballistic missile refers to any missile which does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated.
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