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Intercontinental ballistic missile — An intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, is a long range (greater than 5,500 km or 3,500 miles) ballistic missile typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery, that is, delivering one or more nuclear warheads. Due to their great range… … Wikipedia
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R-12 (missile) — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=R 12 caption= origin= type=Medium range ballistic missile used by= manufacturer=Yuzhmash unit cost=unknown propellant= production date= service=4 March 1959 engine=liquid rocket motor, 3 stages engine power=… … Wikipedia
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