Submarine-launched ballistic missile

<p>A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a <a href="/facts/Ballistic_missile/Pl6juY73">ballistic missile</a> capable of being launched from <a href="/facts/Ballistic_missile_submarine/Alykksc1">submarines</a>. Modern variants usually deliver <a href="/facts/Multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle/cmzWwXxy">multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles</a> (MIRVs), each of which carries a <a href="/facts/Thermonuclear_weapon/T9zFe3H0">nuclear</a> <a href="/facts/Warhead/DKJ7lyqb">warhead</a> and allows a single launched missile to strike several targets. Submarine-launched ballistic missiles operate in a different way from <a href="/facts/Submarine-launched_cruise_missile/YFnUVRcu">submarine-launched cruise missiles</a>.
</p><p>Modern submarine-launched ballistic missiles are closely related to <a href="/facts/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile/0vKnj2Y7">intercontinental ballistic missiles</a> (ICBMs), with ranges of over 5,500 kilometres (3,000 nmi), and in many cases SLBMs and ICBMs may be part of the same family of weapons.
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Submarine-launched ballistic missile