The LGM-30 Minuteman is an American land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in service with the Air Force Global Strike Command. As of 2021, the LGM-30G Minuteman III version[note 1] is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States and represents the land leg of the U.S. nuclear triad, along with the Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and nuclear weapons carried by long-range strategic bombers.
Development of the Minuteman began in the mid-1950s when basic research indicated that a solid fuel rocket motor could stand ready to launch for long periods of time, in contrast to liquid-fueled rockets that required fueling before launch and so might be destroyed in a surprise attack. The missile was named for the Colonial Minutemen of the American Revolutionary War, who could be ready to fight on short notice.[8][9]
The Minuteman entered service in 1962 as a deterrence weapon that could hit Soviet cities with a second strike and countervalue counterattack if the U.S. was attacked. However, the development of the United States Navy (USN) UGM-27 Polaris, which addressed the same role, allowed the Air Force to modify the Minuteman, boosting its accuracy enough to attack hardened military targets, including Soviet missile silos. The Minuteman-II entered service in 1965 with a host of upgrades to improve its accuracy and survivability in the face of an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system the Soviets were known to be developing. In 1970, the Minuteman-III became the first deployed ICBM with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV): three smaller warheads that improved the missile's ability to strike targets defended by ABMs.[10] They were initially armed with the W62 warhead with a yield of 170 kilotons.
By the 1970s, 1,000 Minuteman missiles were deployed. This force has shrunk to 400 Minuteman-III missiles as of September 2017[11] deployed in missile silos around Malmstrom AFB, Montana; Minot AFB, North Dakota; and F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming.[12] Minuteman III will be progressively replaced by the new Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) ICBM beginning in 2030[13] to be built by Northrop Grumman.[14]
Type Intercontinental ballistic missile
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service
1962-1969[1] (Minuteman-I)
1965-1994[2] (Minuteman-II)
1970-present[3] (Minuteman-III)
Used by United States
Production history
Manufacturer Boeing[4]
Unit cost $7,000,000 USD[4]
Specifications
Mass
About 65,000 lb (29,000 kg) (Minuteman-I)
About 73,000 lb (33,000 kg) (Minuteman-II)
79,432 lb (36,030 kg) (Minuteman-III)[4]
Length
53 ft 8 in (16.36 m) (Minuteman-I/A)
55 ft 11 in (17.04 m) (Minuteman-I/B)
57 ft 7 in (17.55 m) (Minuteman-II)
59.9 ft (18.3 m) (Minuteman-III)[4]
Diameter 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (1st stage)
Warhead MMI: W59 (retired)
MMI and MMII: W56 (retired)
MMIII: W62 (retired), W78 (active), or W87 (active)
Detonation
mechanism
Air-burst or contact (surface)
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