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MIRV technology (Multiple Independently-Targetable Reentry Vehicles) changed how missile warfare works. It first appeared in the early 1970s on the U.S. Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic ...

Then came the taller, three-stage Minuteman III. Launched at 4:30 p.m. in a geyser of orange flame, it raced 5,000 miles to another brilliant on-target splashdown near Ascension Island in the ...

The MIRV payload on a Minuteman III includes three separate 300-500 kiloton nuclear warheads with independent targets.

> The Minuteman version, with a range of 7,500 miles, carries up to three warheads (each under one megaton) and some chaff that is released to confuse enemy anti-ballistic missile radar. Present ...

Officially released photos show special weapons system mechanics conducting maintenance on nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) boosters. This comes after the U ...