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LGM-30 Minuteman

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The LGM-30 Minuteman is an American land-based intercontinental ballistic missile in service with Air Force Global Strike Command. As of 2025 the LGM-30G variant is the only land-based ICBM in United States service, representing the land leg of the American nuclear triad alongside the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile and nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) 1
Introduced Year
1962 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Connections

Associated With

Deterrence Theory, Strategy and Doctrine
Source Wikipedia: LGM-30 Minuteman

Operated By

United States Air Force, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: LGM-30 Minuteman
Sources
1. Wikipedia: LGM-30 Minuteman
  • Infobox: service
    Minuteman I: 1962-1969, Minuteman II: 1965-1994, Minuteman III: 1970-present
  • Lead section, opening sentence (type clause)
    land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    The LGM-30 Minuteman is an American land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in service with the Air Force Global Strike Command.
  • Lead section
    The Minuteman II entered service in 1965 with a host of upgrades to improve its accuracy and survivability in the face of an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system the Soviets were known to be developing. In 1970, the Minuteman III became the first deployed ICBM with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV): three smaller warheads that improved the missile's ability to strike targets defended by ABMs.
  • Associated With: Deterrence Theory, History section
    The Minuteman entered service in 1962 as a deterrence weapon that could hit Soviet cities with a second strike and countervalue counterattack if the U.S. was attacked.
  • Operated By: United States Air Force, infobox used_by/operator field: 'United States Air Force'
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2. Wikidata: LGM-30 Minuteman
Wikidata Q861662, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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