Minuteman to MX - The ICBM evolution

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Nov 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979quest...3...30a&link_type=abstract

Quest, vol. 3, Autumn 1979, p. 30-33, 36-48.

Physics

Defense Program, Minuteman Icbm, Missile Design, Mx Missile, Systems Engineering, Atlas Icbm, Inertial Guidance, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Military Technology, Missile Control, Missile Defense, Solid Propellant Rocket Engines, Titan Icbm

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The physical characteristics and history of the U.S. ICBM is outlined from Atlas and Titan through the Minuteman (including MIRV) and the MX. Included are their payloads (hydrogen bomb warheads, ablative reentry vehicles), range, effectiveness, propellants (from liquid to solid), and the reliability of their onboard inertial guidance systems. The solid rocket motor required devising techniques for pouring, curing and molding the solid propellant, as well as designing movable nozzles to vector the motor thrust for guidance control. Security of the launch facility is discussed, as are the communications and command systems necessary for launch.

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