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America's Wide-Ranging Arsenel Of Missile Weapons Systems During The Cold War Era (Color, 1987, 46 Minutes) PLUS TWO BONUS TITLES: 1) FIREPOWER: BALLISTIC MISSILE On The World's Major Deployed Missile Systems At The End Of The Cold War (Color, 1990, 23 Minutes), And 2) FIREPOWER: MISSILE SHIELD On The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Systems Of The Day And The Star Wars Systems Of The Future (Color, 1992, 23 Minutes) -- All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD!
* October 17, 2023: Updated With FIREPOWER: MISSILE SHIELD!
* September 16, 2021: Updated With FIREPOWER: BALLISTIC MISSILE!
During the Cold War era, though hand-held guided missiles were still evolving, they could nonetheless reliably destroy aircraft travelling twice the speed of sound, and cruise missiles could travel hundreds of ground-hugging miles to find their targets with pin-point accuracy. From huge ICBMs carrying multiple warheads to the light-weight Stinger surface-to-air missile, modern missile technology changed the modern concept of war.
A Missile in military terminology, also known as a Guided Missile or Guided Rocket, is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor. Missiles have five system components: targeting, guidance system, flight system, engine and warhead. Missiles come in types adapted for different purposes: surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles (ballistic, cruise, anti-ship, anti-tank, etc.), surface-to-air missiles (and anti-ballistic), air-to-air missiles, and anti-satellite weapons. Airborne explosive devices without propulsion are referred to as shells if fired by an artillery piece and bombs if dropped by an aircraft. Unguided jet-propelled missiles are usually described as rocket artillery. Historically, the word missile referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this usage is still recognized today.
An Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (missile defense). Ballistic missiles are used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological, or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory. The term "anti-ballistic missile" is a generic term conveying a system designed to intercept and destroy any type of ballistic threat; however, it is commonly used for systems specifically designed to counter intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).