MIRV (Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicles)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:surface-to-air_missile warhead system
gptkbp:abbreviation	Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicles
gptkbp:armsControlTreaty	gptkb:SALT_II gptkb:START_I gptkb:New_START
gptkbp:category	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:military ballistic missile warheads
gptkbp:component	strategic nuclear forces
gptkbp:contrastsWith	single warhead missiles
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:enables	overcoming missile defense systems
gptkbp:firstDeployedBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstReleased	1970s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	MIRV (Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicles)
gptkbp:purpose	to allow a single missile to carry multiple nuclear warheads to target multiple locations with one missile
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:ABM_Treaty nuclear deterrence arms race counterforce strategy
gptkbp:technology	nuclear weapons delivery system
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:China gptkb:France gptkb:Russia gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usedIn	submarine-launched ballistic missiles intercontinental ballistic missiles
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Minuteman_missiles gptkb:Minuteman_ICBM
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7