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What is a ballistic missile?
A ballistic missile is a term that defines a missile's flight path. There are two types of flight paths as far as missiles are concerned: approach angle control and ballistic.
A ballistic flight...
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What is importance of ballistic missiles?
They ensure that we can attack a foreign target from a stationary position. There are countermeasures for them in most countries that would be considered a threat, but it's like a game of chess and...
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Are ballistic missiles guided missiles?
Yes, although not in the same sense as, say, an air-to-air missile. They're programmed prior to launch. Technically, a ballistic missile is, by definition, unguided, as it follows a trajectory...
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Who was the inventor of ballistic missile?
The first ballistic missile was created in the 1930s by Walter Dornberger. It was launched in 1944 into London, an English city. Within three years of the first launch, over three thousand ballistic...
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Can you send a ballistic missile into space?
The Aegis BMD system, coupled with the RIM-161 Standard missile (SM-3), has also demonstrated a limited capability as an anti-satellite weapon against satellites in the lower portion of low Earth...