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Ballistic Missiles of the United States

This is a child group of Ballistic Missiles, collecting the Missiles And Guided Munitions subcategory's ballistic missiles developed by the United States: the Cold War era Titan I, Jupiter-C and Minuteman family that formed the backbone of the American land-based strategic deterrent, the later LGM-118 Peacekeeper, the air-launched GAM-87 Skybolt program and the recent AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic prototype. With 21 attested members this traces the United States' own strategic and tactical ballistic missile programs from the earliest Cold War intercontinental systems through the most recent hypersonic weapons development efforts.

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AGM-183 ARRW

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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ATACMS

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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GAM-87 Skybolt

Missiles And Guided Munitions

HGM-25A Titan I

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Jupiter-C

Missiles And Guided Munitions

LGM-118 Peacekeeper

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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LGM-25C Titan II

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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LGM-30 Minuteman

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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LGM-35 Sentinel

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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MGM-134 Midgetman

Missiles And Guided Munitions

MGM-18 Lacrosse

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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MGM-29 Sergeant

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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MGM-31 Pershing

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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MGM-5 Corporal

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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MGM-52 Lance

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Minuteman III

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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OpFires

Missiles And Guided Munitions

Pershing II Missile

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PGM-11 Redstone

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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PGM-19 Jupiter

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Precision Strike Missile

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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Sentinel program

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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SM-65 Atlas

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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SM-65B Atlas

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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SM-65C Atlas

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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SM-65D Atlas

Missiles And Guided Munitions

Trident II Missile

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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UGM-133 Trident II

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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UGM-27 Polaris Missile

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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UGM-73 Poseidon

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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UGM-96 Trident I

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W47

Missiles And Guided Munitions
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1. Wikipedia: PGM-11 Redstone
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The PGM-11 Redstone was the first large American ballistic missile. A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), it was in active service with the United States Army in West Germany from June 1958 to June 1964 as part of NATO's Cold War defense of Western Europe.
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Precision Strike Missile (Wikipedia)
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is a series of ballistic missiles, both short- and later medium-range, developed by Lockheed Martin
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MGM-18 Lacrosse (Wikipedia)
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Tactical ballistic missile
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OpFires (Wikipedia)
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Hypersonic glide vehicle medium-range ballistic missile
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MGM-29 Sergeant (Wikipedia)
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The MGM-29 Sergeant was an American short-range, solid fuel, surface-to-surface missile developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
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Sentinel program (Wikipedia)
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Sentinel was a proposed US Army anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system designed to provide a light layer of protection over the entire United States, able to defend against small ICBM strikes like those expected from China, or accidental launches from the USSR or other states.
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SM-65C Atlas (Wikipedia)
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The SM-65C Atlas, or Atlas C was a prototype of the Atlas missile.
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SM-65B Atlas (Wikipedia)
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The Convair SM-65B Atlas, or Atlas B, also designated X-12 was a prototype of the Atlas missile.
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LGM-25C Titan II (Wikipedia)
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The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the Glenn L.
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MGM-134 Midgetman (Wikipedia)
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The MGM-134A Midgetman, also known as the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the United States Air Force.
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ATACMS (Wikipedia)
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is an American short-range tactical ballistic missile
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UGM-73 Poseidon (Wikipedia)
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nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) system
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