What is Intercontinental ballistic missile?
[[File:Trident II missile image.jpg|thumb|right|A trident missile, launched from a submarine]] '''ICBM''' is an [[acronym]]. It stands for '''Intercontinental Ballistic Missile'''.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofavia0000wrag/page/n171 162]}}</ref> It is a [[missile]] that can travel so far that it be used from one [[continent]] to another. The missile is primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery. The missile is guided, which means it can be controlled to hit a target, usually by an inertial guidance system. The missile carries a [[warhead]], which is usually a [[nuclear weapon]] but it can also be a chemical or biological weapon. ICBMs can be launched from silos in the ground or underwater from submarines. Some can be launched from large ground vehicles. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Missiles]] {{military-stub}}