multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle


multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle

[′məl·tə·pəl ‚in·də‚pen·dənt·lē ′tär·gəd·əd rē′en·trē ‚vē·ə·kəl] (ordnance) A type of intercontinental ballistics missile which carries several nuclear warheads; before the missile reenters the atmosphere, the warheads separate and follow different trajectories to various targets. Abbreviated MIRV.