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targetable, a.|ˈtɑːrgɪtəb(ə)l|
[f. target v. + -able.]
a. Of nuclear missiles or warheads: capable of being aimed at a target.
b. Of military installations or equipment, etc.: that may be picked out as a target.
1968N.Y. Times 8 Apr. 46 The United States will in the next few years add to its arsenal missiles capable of putting into space a number of individually targetable warheads. 1968Economist 6 July 10/2 Both in submarine-borne and land-based missiles the Americans have established a lead over the Russians in the development of MIRVs (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles). 1972Sci. Amer. June 15/3 Land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles..can readily be located with the aid of surveillance satellites, so that they must be regarded as ‘targetable’ in the event of an enemy first strike. 1981Ibid. Feb. 20/3 Silos are targetable. 1982M. Duke Flashpoint xxi. 151 Minuteman-III, with its multiple independently targetable warheads. |