A multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) is an exoatmospheric ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of being aimed to hit a different target. The concept is almost invariably associated with intercontinental ballistic missiles carrying thermonuclear warheads , even if not strictly being limited to ...

2024年11月22日 · Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. It also marks a decisive, and potentially dangerous moment in Moscow’s conflict with the...

The successful testing of Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology on the Agni-V ballistic missile has not only bolstered India’s strategic capabilities but also...

2024年3月18日 · India’s MIRV breakthrough will incentivize Pakistan to modernize its own nuclear force. On March 11, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that India had successfully tested an Agni-V...

At the request of the National Security Archive, the Department of Defense has released the only known classified history of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles [MIRV]. This heavily excised document reflects a declassification review by both the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy.

2024年3月22日 · As a China-specific missile, the successful test of the Agni-5 MIRV missile enables India to reach a milestone. The Agni-5 ballistic missile test dubbed the “Divyastra”, that was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is …

2024年3月4日 · China’s nuclear buildup may spur the US to consider rearming its land-based nuclear missiles with multiple warheads, a move that would have significant implications for strategic stability and breach a crucial arms control treaty with Russia.

2024年3月12日 · The US decided to “de-MIRV” its ICBMs in recognition of the de-stabilizing effect of MIRV on land-based ballistic missiles. A world in which nearly all nuclear-armed countries deploy significant MIRV capability looks far more dangerous than our …

2024年3月13日 · MIRV allows a single missile to carry multiple warheads and target them independently and the proliferation of this tech underscores a broader trend in the evolution of nuclear and missile capabilities across the globe.

2010年6月1日 · Over the next five years, the US total didn’t change, but Moscow more than doubled its MIRV force, winding up with 5,630 warheads fitted to its 1,400 or so land-based missiles. A huge number of these—more than 3,000 warheads—were found on the monster, 10-warhead SS-18 missiles. The Soviets had 308 of them.