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70:United States
69:
65:
62:
58:
54:
49:
43:
38:
31:
19:
1792:
1663:Undesignated
1003:
542:
524:
489:
355:Soviet Union
344:
336:
330:
324:
318:
312:
301:
297:
293:
282:
278:
270:
231:
229:
107:Manufacturer
92:Used by
47:
1760:Senior Prom
798:LGM-35 (II)
267:Development
179:Operational
1820:Categories
1477:AGM-158A/B
793:AQM-35 (I)
481:References
300:USNS
274:fiberglass
261:Trident II
166:Two-stage
59:Strategic
1793:See also:
1705:Have Dash
1069:AGM-84H/K
768:MGM-31A/B
369:Operators
351:Trident I
340:Chevaline
319:Lafayette
311:USS
263:in 1990.
257:Trident I
246:two-stage
149:10 or 14
1568:AIM-174B
1482:AGM-158C
1219:BGM-109G
1116:"AIM-92"
532:Archived
514:Archived
469:See also
218:Accuracy
212:Inertial
205:Guidance
185:With 14
138:Diameter
1770:Wagtail
1750:OpFires
1670:Aequare
1654:MIM-401
1649:AIM-260
1633:AGM-187
1628:MQM-186
1623:MQM-185
1618:RGM-184
1613:AGM-183
1608:LGM-182
1603:AGM-181
1598:AGM-180
1593:AGM-179
1588:MQM-178
1583:BQM-177
1578:AGM-176
1573:MQM-175
1564:RIM-174
1559:GQM-173
1554:FGM-172
1549:MQM-171
1544:MQM-170
1539:AGM-169
1534:MGM-168
1529:BQM-167
1524:MGM-166
1519:RGM-165
1514:MGM-164
1509:GQM-163
1504:RIM-162
1499:RIM-161
1494:ADM-160
1489:AGM-159
1472:MGM-157
1467:RIM-156
1462:BQM-155
1457:AGM-154
1452:AGM-153
1447:AIM-152
1442:FQM-151
1435:151–200
1426:PQM-150
1421:PQM-149
1416:FGM-148
1411:BQM-147
1406:MIM-146
1401:BQM-145
1396:ADM-144
1391:MQM-143
1386:AGM-142
1381:ADM-141
1376:MGM-140
1371:RUM-139
1366:CEM-138
1361:AGM-137
1356:AGM-136
1351:ASM-135
1346:MGM-134
1341:UGM-133
1336:AIM-132
1331:AGM-131
1326:AGM-130
1321:AGM-129
1316:AQM-128
1311:AQM-127
1306:BQM-126
1296:AGM-124
1291:AGM-123
1286:AGM-122
1276:AIM-120
1271:AGM-119
1266:LGM-118
1261:FQM-117
1256:RIM-116
1251:MIM-115
1246:AGM-114
1241:RIM-113
1236:AGM-112
1231:BQM-111
1226:BGM-110
1209:BQM-108
1204:MQM-107
1199:BQM-106
1194:MQM-105
1189:MIM-104
1184:AQM-103
1179:PQM-102
1174:RIM-101
1167:101–150
1158:LIM-100
1064:AGM-84E
868:XLIM-49
772:MGM-31C
736:LGM-25C
731:HGM-25A
396:Gallery
363:START I
328:-, and
236:US Navy
146:Warhead
85:Trident
1765:Sprint
1153:LIM-99
1148:YQM-98
1143:AIM-97
1138:UGM-96
1133:AIM-95
1128:YQM-94
1123:XQM-93
1111:FIM-92
1106:AQM-91
1101:BQM-90
1096:UGM-89
1091:AGM-88
1086:AGM-87
1081:AGM-86
1076:RIM-85
1054:AGM-83
1049:AIM-82
1044:AQM-81
1039:AGM-80
1034:AGM-79
1029:AGM-78
1024:FGM-77
1019:AGM-76
1014:BGM-75
1009:BQM-74
1004:UGM-73
999:MIM-72
994:BGM-71
989:LEM-70
984:AGM-69
979:AIM-68
974:RIM-67
969:RIM-66
964:AGM-65
959:AGM-64
954:AGM-63
949:AGM-62
944:MQM-61
939:AQM-60
934:RGM-59
929:MQM-58
924:MQM-57
919:PQM-56
914:RIM-55
909:AIM-54
904:AGM-53
899:MGM-52
894:MGM-51
887:51–100
878:RIM-50
873:LIM-49
863:AGM-48
858:AIM-47
853:MIM-46
848:AGM-45
843:UUM-44
838:FIM-43
833:MQM-42
828:AQM-41
823:MQM-40
818:MQM-39
813:AQM-38
808:AQM-37
803:MQM-36
788:AQM-34
783:MQM-33
778:MGM-32
763:LGM-30
758:MGM-29
753:AGM-28
748:UGM-27
743:AIM-26
726:RIM-24
721:MIM-23
716:AGM-22
711:MGM-21
706:ADM-20
701:PGM-19
696:MGM-18
691:PGM-17
686:CGM-16
681:RGM-15
676:MIM-14
666:AGM-12
661:PGM-11
656:CIM-10
548:"W-68"
380:
207:system
163:Engine
130:Length
1780:GLSDB
1740:NCADE
1730:MA-31
1680:Brazo
1675:ASALM
651:AIM-9
646:RIM-8
639:RIM-7
634:AIM-7
629:RGM-6
624:MGM-5
619:AIM-4
614:MIM-3
609:RIM-2
604:MGM-1
347:SSBNs
181:range
1755:PrSM
1745:NLOS
1735:MSDM
1725:LRHW
1720:LREW
1700:HACM
1695:HALO
1642:201–
597:1–50
230:The
122:Mass
61:SLBM
56:Type
1715:KEI
1710:JSM
1690:GBI
322:-,
289:W68
223:CEP
187:RVs
151:W68
1822::
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581:e
574:t
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