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The Decision to Modernize U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

Science, 1989
The issues surrounding the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) modernization decision are addressed. Consideration is given to both Rail Garrison MX and the mobile Midgetman system. The central thesis of this article is that the flexibility and survivability of the mobile Midgetman makes this system the preferred choice for the future.
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Development of U.S. Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Weapon Systems

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2003
The history of the development of U.S. Air Force intercontinental ballistic missiles is briefly discussed. Emphasis is placed on the technical challenges and the achievements made by the intercontinental ballistic missileteam over the past 56 years.
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An investigation on LQR based optimal terminal states control for exo-atmospheric flight of super heavy hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missiles using Gauss pseudospectral method

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Using 3-DOF model for the launch vehicle, the governing dynamic differential equations for the flight of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in a rotating Earth model has been employed to form the optimal control problem (OCP). Based on the Gauss pseudospectral method (GPM) for the OCP, the state and control variables are discretized using the
Ahmad Mamandi
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Solid Rocket Motor Development for Land-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 1999
Solid rocket motor development in the U.S. Air Force land-based intercontinental ballistic missile programs is briee y described. The new, radical approach to program management adopted by Bernard Schriever and the U.S. AirForceWesternDevelopmentDivisionin1954ispresentedasoneofthemajorreasonsfortheoutstandingsuccess of Minuteman I, II, and III ...
W. S. Kennedy, S. M. Kovacic, E. C. Rea, T. C. Lin   +3 more
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Intercontinental Ballistic Missile – ICBM – a Symbol of “Cold War”?

Reality of Politics, 2015
World War II marked the beginning of the forty-five years long period of tense peace, described as the Cold War. Two superpowers that emerged from World War II started to compete for hegemony over the world, representing two diametrically different political and economic systems.
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Comparison of basing modes for land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles

AIP Conference Proceedings, 1988
Intercontinental ballistic missiles based in silos have become relatively vulnerable, at least in theory, to counter‐force attacks. This theoretical vulnerability may not, in fact, be a serious practical concern; it is nonetheless troubling both to policy‐makers and to the public.
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Conventional Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles - New Weapon, New World

2000
Abstract : The U.S. Air Force is developing technology to place a variety of non-nuclear weapon payloads on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). These conventional ballistic missiles (CBM) would provide indirect fire with a quick reaction capability on fixed and potentially mobile targets.
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The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Post Cold War Deterrence

2010
Abstract : Reviews the relevance of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile with regard to Post Cold War deterrence with regard to military and political utility.
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Echoes That Never Were: American Mobile Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, 1956-1983

2006
This dissertation discusses a gap within American technology history in the form of ICBMs.
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