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GCSE History · key term
Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles: several warheads carried by one missile that can strike different targets.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Easing of TensionIn particular, it did not stop the development of MIRVs: multiple warheads carried on one missile that could strike separate targets. Nuclear destructive power could therefore increase even when launcher numbers were restricted.
Paper 2
Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles: several nuclear warheads carried by one missile, which can be directed at different targets.
Revise: DétenteSALT I also failed to prevent the expansion of destructive power through MIRVs: a single missile could carry several warheads aimed at different targets. Limiting missile systems did not necessarily limit the number of warheads they carried.
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