Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Sub-orbital missile mostly carrying nuclear weapons
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from submarines. SLBMs almost exclusively carry one or multiple nuclear warheads, and play an important role in nuclear strategy as a highly reliable and non-vulnerable second strike option. Nuclear-armed SLBMs are operated by China (JL-3), France (M51), India (Sagarika), Russia (Sineva, Lajner, and Bulava), the United Kingdom and the United States (both Trident II). South Korea is the only nation developing a conventionally-armed SLBM, the Hyunmoo 4-4. SLBMs typically have similar ranges and designs to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which range over 5,500 kilometres (3,000 nmi). Modern variants favor solid propellant and usually deliver multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), each of which carries a strategic nuclear warhead and allows a single launched missile to strike several targets. SLBMs typically use a combination of inertial and celestial navigation...
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