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Characteristics

         Diameter (ft/cm)

5

152

         Length (ft/cm)

65

1981

         Gross Weight (lb/kg)

45000

         Range

Essentialy
Unlimited

         Speed  (Mach)

3

     (Speed is the same as a rifle bullet 2280 mph)

Payload

         16 one-megaton bombs

Propulsion

         600 Megawatts from nuclear reactor

         (Power is one-half the power output of Boulder Dam)

Guidance Systems

         Inertial plus TERCOM

         (TERCOM was developed for this program)

Other Facts

         Lift/Drag Ratio - 2/1

         Missile Skin Temp - 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit

       Airframe Material - Rene 41 Stainless Steel - Gold plated for radiation cooling

     Skin Thickness - 1/10 to 1/4 inch

       Flight Profile - Launch from mobile or stationary launchers from any point on earth by 3 solid propellant booster rockets to a high-altitude cruise, then decend to altitudes of 100 ft or so for Mach 3 penetration to the target area on any other part of the earth and eject 16 one-megaton hydrogen bombs to separate targets.