Peacekeeper missile program
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The Peacekeeper missile program was a U.S. Air Force initiative to develop and deploy the LGM-118 Peacekeeper, an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile designed for multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) during the late Cold War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MX missile program | 2 |
| M-X missile program | 1 |
| Peacekeeper missile program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1806815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Peacekeeper missile program Context triple: [Morton Thiokol, workedOnProgram, Peacekeeper missile program]
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Minuteman missile program
The Minuteman missile program is a U.S. Air Force initiative that developed and deployed a series of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles forming a key component of the United States' nuclear deterrent.
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Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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C.
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system is a U.S. missile defense network designed to detect, track, and intercept long-range ballistic missiles in space during their midcourse phase.
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Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a controversial Cold War-era U.S. missile defense program proposed in the 1980s that aimed to develop space- and ground-based systems to protect against nuclear ballistic missile attacks.
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E.
Trident nuclear missile system
The Trident nuclear missile system is the United Kingdom’s submarine-launched ballistic missile-based nuclear deterrent, carried by its Vanguard-class submarines as the core of its strategic defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Peacekeeper missile program Target entity description: The Peacekeeper missile program was a U.S. Air Force initiative to develop and deploy the LGM-118 Peacekeeper, an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile designed for multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) during the late Cold War.
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A.
Minuteman missile program
The Minuteman missile program is a U.S. Air Force initiative that developed and deployed a series of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles forming a key component of the United States' nuclear deterrent.
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B.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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C.
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system is a U.S. missile defense network designed to detect, track, and intercept long-range ballistic missiles in space during their midcourse phase.
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D.
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a controversial Cold War-era U.S. missile defense program proposed in the 1980s that aimed to develop space- and ground-based systems to protect against nuclear ballistic missile attacks.
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E.
Trident nuclear missile system
The Trident nuclear missile system is the United Kingdom’s submarine-launched ballistic missile-based nuclear deterrent, carried by its Vanguard-class submarines as the core of its strategic defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force program
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military weapons development program ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Peacekeeper missile program
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surface form:
MX missile program
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deploymentMode | silo-based ⓘ |
| designGoal |
hard-target kill capability
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high accuracy ⓘ improved survivability against Soviet attack ⓘ |
| developmentAgency | United States Air Force Ballistic Missile Office ⓘ |
| endDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| focus |
MIRV capability
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intercontinental ballistic missile development ⓘ |
| fundingAgency |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| governingTreatyContext |
START II debates
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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ⓘ |
| guidanceContractor | Rockwell International ⓘ |
| initialOperationalCapability | 1986 ⓘ |
| laterStrategicCommand |
Air Force Global Strike Command
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Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| maximumWarheadsPerMissile | 10 ⓘ |
| missileDesignation | LGM-118A ⓘ |
| missileManufacturer | Martin Marietta ⓘ |
| missileType | intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| numberOfDeployedMissilesPeak | 50 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| predecessorProgram |
Peacekeeper missile program
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
MX missile program
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| primaryBasingLocation |
Minot Air Force Base
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surface form:
F.E. Warren Air Force Base
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| primaryBasingState | Wyoming ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon |
Peacekeeper ICBM
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surface form:
LGM-118 Peacekeeper
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| propulsionContractor | Thiokol ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance survivable second-strike capability
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modernize U.S. ICBM force ⓘ strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| reasonForTermination |
arms control agreements
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post–Cold War force reductions ⓘ |
| roleInNuclearTriad | land-based ICBM leg ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| startDate | 1970s ⓘ |
| status | terminated ⓘ |
| strategicCommand | Strategic Air Command ⓘ |
| successorSystem |
Minuteman III
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surface form:
Minuteman III life-extension program
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| testLaunchSite |
Vandenberg Space Force Base
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surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
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| warheadReallocation | W87 warheads transferred to Minuteman III ⓘ |
| warheadType | multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ |
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Subject: Peacekeeper missile program Description of subject: The Peacekeeper missile program was a U.S. Air Force initiative to develop and deploy the LGM-118 Peacekeeper, an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile designed for multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) during the late Cold War.
Referenced by (4)
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