Peacekeeper ICBM

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The Peacekeeper ICBM was a U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile deployed during the late Cold War, notable for its multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) designed to enhance nuclear deterrence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf MIRV-capable missile ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
land-based ballistic missile ⓘ
accuracy high accuracy for counterforce missions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LGM-118A ⓘ
MX missile ⓘ
ceiling suborbital ballistic trajectory ⓘ
coldWarSystem true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
deploymentType silo-based ⓘ
designedFor multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ
designedToCounter Soviet ICBM force ⓘ
designedToEnhance U.S. nuclear deterrence ⓘ
developedUnderProgram MX program ⓘ
developmentContext U.S.-Soviet strategic arms competition ⓘ
developmentStart 1970s ⓘ
era late Cold War ⓘ
firstDeploymentLocation F.E. Warren Air Force Base ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
stellar-inertial guidance ⓘ
laterOperationalControl Air Force Space Command ⓘ
launchMethod cold launch from silo ⓘ
launchPlatform hardened underground silo ⓘ
launchWeight approximately 88,000 kilograms ⓘ
length approximately 21 meters ⓘ
manufacturer Martin Marietta ⓘ
maximumRange over 9,000 kilometers ⓘ
MIRVCapacity up to 10 warheads ⓘ
missionType counterforce capability ⓘ
natoReportingName LGM-118A ⓘ
numberOfStages 3 ⓘ
operationalControl Strategic Air Command ⓘ
partOf U.S. nuclear triad land-based leg ⓘ
peakDeployedQuantity 50 missiles ⓘ
primaryBasingWing 90th Strategic Missile Wing ⓘ
propellantType solid fuel ⓘ
replacedBy LGM-30G Minuteman III (as sole U.S. land-based ICBM) ⓘ
linked to: Minuteman III
retirementCompleted 2005 ⓘ
retirementStart 2002 ⓘ
role strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
serviceEntry 1986 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
testLaunchesConductedBy Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ
treatyInfluence Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
usedWarheadsReassignedTo Minuteman III ICBM ⓘ
linked to: Minuteman III
warheadModel W87 thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
warheadType thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
warheadYield approximately 300 kilotons TNT equivalent per warhead ⓘ

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Peacekeeper missile solid rocket motors → usedIn → LGM-118 Peacekeeper ⓘ
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM
Peacekeeper missile program → primaryWeapon → LGM-118 Peacekeeper ⓘ
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM
Strategic Air Command → notableMissile → Peacekeeper ICBM ⓘ
subject linked to: SAC
Peacekeeper post-boost propulsion system → partOf → LGM-118 Peacekeeper ⓘ
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM
Peacekeeper post-boost propulsion system → designedFor → LGM-118 Peacekeeper missile bus ⓘ
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM
Minotaur III → derivedFrom → Peacekeeper ICBM ⓘ
subject linked to: Minotaur rocket family
Minotaur IV → derivedFrom → Peacekeeper ICBM ⓘ
subject linked to: Minotaur rocket family
Taurus rocket → firstStage → Peacekeeper ICBM stage ⓘ
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM
Taurus rocket → usesComponentFrom → LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM ⓘ
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM