ballistic missile
C2426
concept
A ballistic missile is a guided projectile that is launched into a high, arching trajectory and primarily follows a ballistic path under gravity to deliver a warhead to a distant target.
All labels observed (49)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| intercontinental ballistic missile | 43 |
| medium-range ballistic missile | 16 |
| short-range ballistic missile | 15 |
| ballistic missile canonical | 13 |
| submarine-launched ballistic missile | 12 |
| intermediate-range ballistic missile | 10 |
| Soviet ballistic missile | 7 |
| tactical ballistic missile | 7 |
| ballistic missile family | 5 |
| strategic missile | 5 |
| Soviet missile | 4 |
| Soviet strategic missile | 3 |
| intercontinental ballistic missile variant | 3 |
| short-range ballistic missile system | 3 |
| ICBM | 2 |
| liquid-fueled ICBM | 2 |
| nuclear delivery system | 2 |
| silo-based ballistic missile | 2 |
| solid-fueled ballistic missile | 2 |
| strategic ballistic missile | 2 |
| strategic nuclear missile | 2 |
| Ballistic missile | 1 |
| ICBM system | 1 |
| Indian ballistic missile | 1 |
| MIRV-capable missile | 1 |
| Minuteman III missile | 1 |
| Soviet ICBM | 1 |
| Soviet missile system | 1 |
| U.S. strategic missile | 1 |
| ballistic missile designation | 1 |
| ballistic missile prototype | 1 |
| derivative of intercontinental ballistic missile | 1 |
| land-based ballistic missile | 1 |
| land-based strategic missile | 1 |
| long-range ballistic missile | 1 |
| nuclear missile | 1 |
| nuclear weapon delivery system | 1 |
| nuclear-capable ballistic missile | 1 |
| nuclear-capable missile | 1 |
| rail-mobile ICBM | 1 |
| road-mobile ICBM | 1 |
| short-range tactical ballistic missile | 1 |
| silo-based ICBM | 1 |
| silo-based missile | 1 |
| silo-based missile system | 1 |
| single-stage missile | 1 |
| strategic missile system | 1 |
| strategic weapon system | 1 |
| tactical ballistic missile family | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: ballistic missile
Generated description
A ballistic missile is a guided projectile that is launched into a high, arching trajectory and primarily follows a ballistic path under gravity to deliver a warhead to a distant target.
Instances (113)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ababeel | — |
| Shaheen-IA | — |
| Minuteman II ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Titan II | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| V-2 rocket | — |
|
Scud missile
linked to:
Scud missiles
|
short-range ballistic missile |
| Redstone rocket | — |
|
R-12 Dvina
linked to:
R-12 Dvina missile
|
medium-range ballistic missile |
|
R-14 Chusovaya
linked to:
R-14 Chusovaya missile
|
intermediate-range ballistic missile |
|
SS-18 Satan
linked to:
SS-18 Satan ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
SS-4 Sandal
linked to:
SS-4 Sandal MRBM
|
medium-range ballistic missile |
|
SS-5 Skean
linked to:
SS-5 Skean MRBM
|
medium-range ballistic missile |
| R-16 ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
SS-19 Stiletto
linked to:
SS-19 Stiletto ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
Trident I
linked to:
Trident
|
submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| R-36 ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
SS-20 Saber
linked to:
SS-20 Saber IRBM
|
intermediate-range ballistic missile |
|
UR-100
linked to:
UR-100 ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
SS-11 Sego
linked to:
SS-11 Sego ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
| RT-2 ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
SS-13 Savage
linked to:
SS-13 Savage ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
RT-23 Molodets
linked to:
RT-23 Molodets ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
SS-17 Spanker
linked to:
SS-17 Spanker ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Minuteman III | intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
RT-2PM Topol
linked to:
RT-2PM Topol ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
SS-25 Sickle
linked to:
SS-25 Sickle ICBM
|
intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Titan II ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Atlas ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| R-1 missile | short-range ballistic missile |
| R-2 missile | short-range ballistic missile |
| Ghauri missile series | ballistic missile family |
| Ababeel missile | — |
| R-5 missile | medium-range ballistic missile |
| R-9 missile | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Shaheen missile series | ballistic missile family |
|
Vergeltungswaffe 2
linked to:
Vergeltungswaffe 2 (Vengeance Weapon 2)
|
— |
| A3 rocket | ballistic missile prototype |
| A-4 rocket | — |
| SS-6 Sapwood | intercontinental ballistic missile |
|
Titan I
linked to:
Titan rocket family
|
liquid-fueled ICBM |
| Thor rocket | intermediate-range ballistic missile |
| ATACMS missile | tactical ballistic missile |
| Trident I C4 | submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| UGM-133A | submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| North Korean Hwasong missile family | ballistic missile family |
| Peacekeeper ICBM | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| RS-24 Yars | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Topol-M | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| UR-100NUTTKh | intercontinental ballistic missile |
| Prithvi | short-range ballistic missile |