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A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system, usually a jet engine, to allow sustained flight; it is essentially a flying bomb. Cruise missiles are generally designed to carry a large conventional or nuclear warhead many hundreds of miles with high accuracy. Modern cruise missiles can travel at supersonic or high subsonic... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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Category:Nuclear cruise missiles of Ukraine Nuclear cruise missiles of Ukraine include cruise missiles with a nuclear warhead which were designed, built, or operated by Ukraine.

Category:Cruise missiles of France Cruise missiles of France include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by France.

Category:Cruise missiles of the United States Cruise missiles of the United States include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by the United States.

Category:Nuclear cruise missiles of Russia Nuclear cruise missiles of Russia include cruise missiles with a nuclear warhead which were designed, built, or operated by Russia.

Category:Cruise missiles of the Republic of China Cruise missiles of the Republic of China include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by the Republic of China.

Category:Anti-ship cruise missiles of the Republic of China Anti-ship cruise missiles of the Republic of China include anti-ship cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by the Republic of China.

Category:Anti-ship cruise missiles of Russia Anti-ship cruise missiles of Russia include cruise missiles for attacking surface ships at sea designed, built, or operated by Russia.

Category:Cruise missiles of Ukraine Cruise missiles of Ukraine include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by Ukraine.

Category:Anti-ship cruise missiles of Norway Anti-ship cruise missiles of Norway include cruise missiles for attacking surface ships at sea designed, built, or operated by Norway.

Category:Cruise missiles of Sweden Cruise missiles of Sweden include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by Sweden.

Category:Anti-ship cruise missiles of the Soviet Union Anti-ship cruise missiles of the Soviet Union include anti-ship cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by the Soviet Union.

Category:Anti-ship cruise missiles of India Anti-ship cruise missiles of India include cruise missiles for attacking surface ships at sea designed, built, or operated by India.

Category:Anti-ship cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China Anti-ship cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China include anti-ship cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by the People's Republic of China.

Category:Nuclear cruise missiles Nuclear cruise missiles include cruise missiles which carry a nuclear warhead.

Category:Cruise missiles of the United Kingdom Cruise missiles of the United Kingdom include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by the United Kingdom.

Category:United States Air Force cruise missiles United States Air Force cruise missiles include cruise missiles in service with or which have been in service with the United States Air Force.

Category:Nuclear cruise missiles of the United States Nuclear cruise missiles of the United States include cruise missiles with a nuclear warhead which were designed, built, or operated by the United States.

Category:Cruise missiles of the Soviet Union Cruise missiles of the Soviet Union include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by the Soviet Union.

Category:Nuclear cruise missiles of Pakistan Nuclear cruise missiles of Pakistan include cruise missiles with a nuclear warhead which were designed, built, or operated by Pakistan.Ra'ad

Category:Cruise missiles of Norway Cruise missiles of Norway include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by Norway.

Category:Nuclear cruise missiles of the Soviet Union Nuclear cruise missiles of the Soviet Union include cruise missiles with a nuclear warhead which were designed, built, or operated by the Soviet Union.

Category:Cruise missiles of Germany Cruise missiles of Germany include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by Germany.

Category:Naval cruise missiles Naval cruise missiles include cruise missiles designed to be operated aboard naval ships and submarines.

Category:Cruise missiles of Pakistan Cruise missiles of Pakistan include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by Pakistan.

Category:Cruise missiles of Russia Cruise missiles of Russia include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by Russia.

Category:Cruise missiles of India Cruise missiles of India include cruise missiles designed, built, or operated by India.

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Category:Cold War cruise missiles Cold War cruise missiles includes cruise missiles operated in or otherwise important to the course of the Cold War.

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2003 invasion of Iraq Complementing the aerial bombardment were 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from at least four ships, including Spruance class destroyer, the USS Donald Cook, and two submarines in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.

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Fictional aircraft in Dale Brown novels It uses cruise missiles called "Disruptors" that use non-explosives to halt the enemy.

Fictional Aircraft in Dale Brown Novels It uses cruise missiles called "Disruptors" that use non-explosives to halt the enemy.

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INS Delhi (D61) The Uran system launches the Kh-35 (NATO designation SS-N-25) antiship cruise missile, which uses an inertial guidance system to steer the missile towards the target area and an active radar homing head for terminal guidance.

USS Stethem (DDG-63) Soon afterward, on October 16, Stethem successfully launched the first Tomahawk Cruise Missile using the new Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System (TTWCS).

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B61 Family The ALCM and ACM cruise missiles used the W80-1 variant warhead.

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P-500 Bazalt The P-500 Bazalt (Russian: П-500 «Базальт»; English: basalt) is a liquid-fueled, rocket powered, supersonic cruise missile used by the Soviet and Russian navies.

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Look-down/shoot-down Many modern weapons like cruise missiles use this tactic, making their long-range detection by ground-based radar difficult.

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Nuclear propulsion Project Pluto, which developed an unmanned cruise missile that used a nuclear powered ramjet for propulsion.

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P-500 Bazalt The P-500 Bazalt (Russian: П-500 «Базальт»; English: basalt) is a liquid-fueled, rocket powered, supersonic cruise missile used by the Soviet and Russian navies.

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Nuclear weapons delivery Unlike conventional cruise missiles, which sometimes use cluster munition payloads, and unlike bombers, nuclear armed cruise missiles have a single warhead.

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Pulse jet engine Modern cruise missiles do not generally use pulsejet engines but true rocket or gas turbine engines.

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Russian submarine K-141 Kursk Russian officials strenuously denied claims that the sub's Granit cruise missiles were carrying nuclear warheads, and no evidence has been provided to the contrary.

People's Republic of China and weapons of mass destruction The US DoD estimated in 2006 that the PRC was developing ground and air launched cruise missiles that could easily be converted to carry nuclear warheads once developed.

Precision bombing A case in point is that of the cruise missile, which carries a small and non-penetrating warhead and which is, once launched, incapable of being retargeted.

Cruise missile Cruise missiles are generally designed to carry a large conventional or nuclear warhead many hundreds of miles with high accuracy.

Category:Nuclear cruise missiles Nuclear cruise missiles include cruise missiles which carry a nuclear warhead.

Hollanditis A motley coalition of anti-military and peace groups of different persuasions came together and collected over 3.75 million signatures (a quarter of the population) against the deployment on Dutch soil of US cruise missiles that were destined to carry nuclear warheads, in particular neutron bombs, but by the time the petition was presented, the Dutch centre-right government had already given in to the diplomatic pressure from NATO.

Nuclear weapons delivery Cruise missiles can carry a nuclear warhead.

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B-47 Stratojet With the introduction of the hydrogen bomb, the USAF contemplated the conversion of a few B-47Bs into MB-47B drones, which would essentially be huge cruise missiles carrying H-bombs.

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Cruise missile A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system, usually a jet engine, to allow sustained flight; it is essentially a flying bomb.

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Cruise missile Most cruise missiles carry about 500 kg of explosives, because most were designed to sink ships and destroy bunkers.

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List of anti-ship missiles DH-10 - Cruise missile able to carry a wide range of warheads, including nuclear and EMP weapons.

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    Cruise missile

    A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system, usually a jet engine, to allow sustained flight; it is essentially a flying bomb.
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    AGM-129 ACM

    AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile Air Force Factsheet ... Nuclear cruise missiles of the United States
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    Ground Launched Cruise Missile

    | Type | long-range, all-weather, subsonic tactical/strategic cruise missile | ... Nuclear cruise missiles of the United States
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    Babur missile

    Pakistan fires new cruise missile, BBC News, 11 August 2005
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    India and weapons of mass destruction

    Cruise Missiles ... | Supposedly, India has a small number of Moskit supersonic nuclear capable cruise missile |
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    Buran cruise missile

    The Buran cruise missile, designation RSS-40, was a Soviet intercontinental cruise missile capable of carrying a 3500 kg nuclear warhead.
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    BGM-109 Tomahawk

    | Type | Long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile | ... Nuclear cruise missiles of the United States
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    Integrated Guided Missile Development Program

    Sagarika will be a nuclear-capable, cruise missile, capable of being mounted in ships or submarines.
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    SSM-N-8 Regulus

    The SSM-N-8A Regulus cruise missile was the nuclear deterrent weapon employed by the United States Navy from 1955 to 1964.
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    List of missiles by country

    Delilah missile (Cruise missile of several variants: drone, air-to-ground, possible anti-radiation variant as well)

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