A multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) is an exoatmospheric ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of being aimed to hit a different target.

MIRV, any of several nuclear warheads carried on the front end, or “bus,” of a ballistic missile. Each MIRV allows separately targeted nuclear warheads to be sent on their independent ways after the main propulsion stages of the missile launch have shut down.

MIRV would be used to reduce collateral damage "by matching the yield to the target." MIRVs could hit point targets, such as a missile base or silo, so accurately that only a small nuclear warhead would be necessary to achieve the anticipated destruction.

Aug 28, 2017 · Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs) were originally developed in the early 1960s to permit a missile to deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets. In contrast to a traditional missile, which carries …

Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs) were originally developed in the early 1960s to permit a missile to deliver multiple nuclear warheads to different targets. In contrast to a traditional missile, which carries one warhead, MIRVs can carry multiple warheads.

Oct 28, 2017 · The MIRV system works as follows: initially, the main rocket booster puts the bus on a course that would cause it to impact somewhat near target number one. The bus contains several re-entry vehicles ( RVs), a guidance and control system, and some small rocket propulsion units.

Peacekeeper Re-entry Vehicles & Deployment Bus The LMG-118A Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was more powerful and more accurate than the Minuteman III. It carried 10 nuclear weapons in its Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) warhead.

POST·BOOST CONTROL SYSTEM, or "bus," is at the heart of MIRV; its operation is illustrated schematically in these drawings, which show a hypothetical flight of a bus carrying four warheads.

The MIRV system works as follows: initially, the main rocket booster puts the bus on a course that would cause it to impact somewhat near target number one. The bus contains several re-entry vehicles (RVs), a guidance and control system, and some small rocket propulsion units. The guidance system instructs these small rockets to modify the velocity

The MIRV is one of a number of nuclear weapons that can be transported by an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The MIRV is distinct from the multiple reentry vehicle (MRV), which deploys multiple warheads against a single target.