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anti-ballistic missile
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Anti-ballistic missile
An
anti-ballistic missile
(
ABM
) is a
surface-to-air missile
designed to counter
ballistic missiles
(see
missile defense
). Ballistic missiles are used to deliver
nuclear
,
chemical
,
biological
or conventional
warheads
in a
ballistic
flight
trajectory
. The term "anti-ballistic missile" is commonly used for systems designed to counter
intercontinental ballistic missiles
(ICBMs).
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