Hosted on MSN

What Is a “MIRV,” and Why Could It Doom America?

The MIRV represents the culmination of a certain Cold War logic: the notion that security can be found in fielding such an overwhelming force that retaliation becomes mathematically inevitable. The ...
The Diplomat

Maiden Test for India’s Agni-5 MIRV Missile

On March 11, the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) undertook the maiden test of its indigenously developed Agni-V MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle) ...
CNN

Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from Cold War doctrine of deterrence

Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. It also marks a decisive, and potentially dangerous moment in Moscow’s conflict with the ...
Newsweek

India Tests Game-Changing Weapon for Potential China War

India has successfully tested a new nuclear warhead delivery system with its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-5, which will enhance its China deterrent, experts say. The maiden flight of ...
The Diplomat

India’s Space Ambitions Buttress MIRV Efforts

On March 11, 2024, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) tested the country’s maiden MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle) missile using its Agni-V ...
Reuters

Enter ‘Oreshnik’

Working backwards from the impacts in Dnipro: the six warheads fell to earth after they were dropped at separate targets by a component of the missile called the Multiple Independently-targetable ...