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Comparison of basing modes for land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1988Intercontinental 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
2000Abstract : 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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Technology and Culture, 2013
In March 1954, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) decided to move ahead with the development of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), a central weapon of the cold war. The advent of thermonuclear weapons with their vastly enhanced firepower and small size caused experts and policymakers in the United States military to proceed with the development of ...
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In March 1954, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) decided to move ahead with the development of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), a central weapon of the cold war. The advent of thermonuclear weapons with their vastly enhanced firepower and small size caused experts and policymakers in the United States military to proceed with the development of ...
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The United States Air Force and the emergence of the intercontinental ballistic missile, 1945 - 1954
2011In March 1954, the United States Air Force decided to give a high priority to developing an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). This missile, when armed with nuclear warheads, became the central and defining weapon of the Cold War. Following the political controversy in the United States that resulted from the Soviet Union’s launch in 1957 of ...
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Echoes That Never Were: American Mobile Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, 1956-1983
2006This dissertation discusses a gap within American technology history in the form of ICBMs.
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1988
This document is a programmatic agreement (PA) among the United States Air Force, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the California State Historic Preservation Office regarding the project to construct a Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Peacekeeper in Rail Garrison test facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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This document is a programmatic agreement (PA) among the United States Air Force, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the California State Historic Preservation Office regarding the project to construct a Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Peacekeeper in Rail Garrison test facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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P-42-041239: Built environment record for Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile District
2016This document is the Department of Parks and Recreation primary record for the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile District (P-42-041239).
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Land-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Scientific American, 1979Bernard T. Feld, Kosta Tsipis
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2020
This document is a concurrence letter from the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). SHPO concurs with the evaluations submitted to this office regarding the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) District and 39 Cold War Minuteman Facilities.
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This document is a concurrence letter from the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). SHPO concurs with the evaluations submitted to this office regarding the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) District and 39 Cold War Minuteman Facilities.
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1988
Abstract : This handbook provides information on the Missile Operations career fields for prospective ICBM launch officers. The handbook contains information on why prospective missileers might want to enter the career field, what missile duty is, career progression, follow-on assignments, initial entry requirements, training, and evaluations.
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Abstract : This handbook provides information on the Missile Operations career fields for prospective ICBM launch officers. The handbook contains information on why prospective missileers might want to enter the career field, what missile duty is, career progression, follow-on assignments, initial entry requirements, training, and evaluations.
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