2007-07-12 07:49:53 · 10 answers · asked by amosunknown 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Long range. not ballistic, cause those ones just go up and then back down right?
2007-07-12 07:52:39 · update #1
USA missales up to Mach 5.0 and Russian Mach 8.4
2007-07-16 00:50:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tactical missiles can travel up to about a maximum of about 2700 feet per second. Most tactical nuclear missles would be a bit slower because of the weight of the war head. Ballistic sub-orbital missiles re-enter at about 3600 mph.
2007-07-12 07:57:37 · answer #2 · answered by opinionator 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The reentry vehicles travel about 12,00 mph
Below is a link to a picture of 8 MIRV warheads coming down from a Peacekeeper missile.
2007-07-12 14:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A typical ICBM is in a semi-orbit, meaning it burns up the propellant in a couple of minutes and then is in an orbit that is smaller than the circumference of the Earth and intercepts the surface of the Earth at the point of impact (a bad place to be).
The smallest stable orbit is about 35,000 miles / hour and takes about 88 minutes to circle the Earth. ICBMs travel slower than that, but can still make it nearly halfway around the world in an hour. Say... about 15,000 - 20,000 MPH.
2007-07-12 07:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by Diminati 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Pakistan is a strong ally of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia OWNS the Bush Administration.
2016-05-20 22:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Up to Mach 5 or 5 times the speed of sound. The speed of sound is roughly 794 mph depending what altitude you are at.
2007-07-12 07:52:59 · answer #6 · answered by BILL 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
faster than you can run away.
Go to www.wikipedia.com it should give you the different kinds and the speeds.
They come in all sizes,, shapes and speeds.
It is recorded that they can send a nuclear missile from Kansas US silo to the center of Russia in 20 minutes.
Remember reading that.
2007-07-12 07:57:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They travel pretty much how a rocket does and have about the same kind of path into space. Check out some other stats on Nukes....http://www.brook.edu/fp/projects/nucwcost/50.htm
2007-07-12 07:53:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Just to add to the above, it takes 28 minutes for Russian ICBMs to reach continental USA targets.....
2007-07-12 12:47:38 · answer #9 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They travel at mach 3 which is about 2500mph, so yes do't even bother to run!
2007-07-12 07:53:38 · answer #10 · answered by Chris W 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋