LGM-30 Minuteman

The LGM-30 Minuteman is a United States nuclear missile, a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). As of 2005 it is the only ICBM in service in the United States.

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United States - Nuclear - Missile - Intercontinental ballistic missile - As of 2005

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The L indicates that the missile is silo-launched; the G indicates that it is designed to attack surface targets; and the M indicates that it is a guided missile.

Related Topics:
Silo - Guided missile

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The name "Minuteman" comes from the Revolutionary War's Minutemen.

Related Topics:
Revolutionary War - Minutemen

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