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India's ICBM Will Carry Multiple Nuclear Warheads

Posted by samzenpus on from the multiple-heads-are-better-than-one dept.

An anonymous reader writes "India is equipping its longest range nuclear-capable missile, the Agni-V, with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs), The Diplomat reports. A MIRVed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) carries multiple nuclear warheads on a single missile, which it dispenses towards numerous or a single target after the final stage of the ICBM boosts off. MIRVed missiles destabilized the Cold War nuclear balance and are likely to do so again: 'Because they give nations greater confidence in being able to destroy an adversary's hardened missile silo sites in a first strike by launching multiple, lower yield warheads at the sites.'"

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  1. Poor Resource Allocation by some+old+guy · · Score: 1, Funny

    India could launch unarmed missiles at a desert island and still destroy everything of value in Pakistan.

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  2. They should work an a curry bomb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The resulting dry cleaning bills will bankrupt the enemy.

  3. They need to leapfrog the tech by paiute · · Score: 4, Funny

    India should be working on improved stick technology so they can win WWIV.

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  4. This is certainly bad by cHiphead · · Score: 3, Funny

    Having played a lot of Scorched Earth and ATanks in my time, I can assure you that MIRV nukes are REALLY bad and can easily end up killing your own tank if launched in haste.

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