Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)

Missiles that follow a ballistic trajectory to deliver one or more warheads to a predetermined target, capable of intercontinental ranges.

Core metadata

ID: ballistic_missiles_icbm
Era: Modern
First known date: 1957 (year)
Region: Soviet Union / R-7 Semyorka
Review status: source_checked
Maturity: N/A

Prerequisites

Dependents

None.

Fields

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Node sources

R-7 (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node

Prerequisite edge evidence

Edge/source evidence summary:

Prerequisite edges: 4
Average edge confidence: 72%
Prerequisite sources: 3
expert_inference: 4

Prerequisite	Type	Confidence	Evidence level	Note	Sources
Rocketry (rocketry)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Rocketry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	95 Years Ago: Goddard's First Liquid-Fueled Rocket (NASA, 2021, official_agency) • Supports: edge
Guidance Systems (Early Inertial) (guidance_systems_early)	historical_predecessor	75%	expert_inference	Guidance Systems (Early Inertial) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency.	V-2 Gyroscope (National Space Centre, 2026, museum) • Supports: edge
Nuclear Weapons (nuclear_weapons)	enabling	68%	expert_inference	Nuclear Weapons provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path.	No sources recorded.
Computers (Mainframe/Early) (computers_early)	historical_predecessor	75%	expert_inference	Computers (Mainframe/Early) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency.	ENIAC (Computer History Museum, 2026, museum) • Supports: edge

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