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MIRV

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
MIRV /məːv/

▶noun an intercontinental nuclear missile with several independent warheads.

– origin 1960s: acronym from Multiple Independently targeted Re-entry Vehicle.

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