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From: baba@flairvax.UUCP (Baba ROM DOS)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: MARVed Missiles
Message-ID: <807@flairvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Nov-84 14:49:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  2 14:49:15 1984
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Organization: Fairchild AI Lab, Palo Alto, CA
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The only MARV system publicly known to be deployed at present is the
Chevaline warhead developed by the British for their Polaris fleet.
In addition to the MX warheads Milo alludes to, the Mk 600 maneuvering
warhead for the Trident C-4 has been successfully tested.  These MARVs
all use aerodynamic control surfaces, and so they can maneuver only
in the atmosphere during re-entry.  Unfortunately, the current Soviet ABM
system intercepts warheads outside the atmosphere, so it is unclear how
much benefit comes from the added weight and reduced accuracy associated
with the maneuvering mechanisms.
					Baba