Properties (51)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Minuteman_missile_program
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gptkbp:controls |
command and control system
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:deployedTo |
deployed in the 1970s
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gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
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gptkbp:diameter |
1.67 meters
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gptkbp:energyEfficiency |
part_of_U.S._nuclear_policy
part_of_the_United_States_nuclear_triad |
gptkbp:firstFlight |
1963
successful test flights conducted |
gptkbp:gameFeatures |
solid propellant
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gptkbp:hasArea |
gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
numerous test launches conducted |
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver |
presidential authority required for launch
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
significant_during_the_Cold_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Minuteman III missile
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gptkbp:innovation |
ongoing modernization efforts
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gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
subject to arms control treaties
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gptkbp:isRepresentedIn |
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:launchDate |
launch within minutes of order
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gptkbp:launched |
periodic test launches
underground launch control center |
gptkbp:launchSite |
silo
advanced launch control system |
gptkbp:length |
18.2 meters
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gptkbp:modifications |
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs)
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gptkbp:notable_player |
funded_by_U.S._defense_budget
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gptkbp:numberBuilt |
approximately 800
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gptkbp:operationalStatus |
operationally deployed
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gptkbp:payloadCapacity |
up to 3 warheads
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gptkbp:provides |
inertial guidance system
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gptkbp:range |
13,000 kilometers
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
designed to minimize collateral damage
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gptkbp:reliability |
high reliability
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Minuteman_IV_missile
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gptkbp:retirementYear |
planned retirement in the 2030s
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gptkbp:safetyFeatures |
multiple safety features
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gptkbp:services |
1970
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gptkbp:speed |
gptkb:Mach_23
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gptkbp:status |
in service
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
deterrence
critical for national security serves as a strategic deterrent under_U.S._Strategic_Command |
gptkbp:supports |
supporting infrastructure includes silos and command centers
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gptkbp:survivability |
designed for high survivability
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gptkbp:training |
extensive training for launch crews
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gptkbp:type |
thermonuclear warhead
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gptkbp:typeOf |
vertical launch silo
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gptkbp:weight |
36,000 pounds
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