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Topic: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Three generations of NIke air defense missiles showing, L-R Ajax (1953), Hercules (1958), and Zeus (1960), late 1960s or early 1970s. The Hercules & Zeus had nuclear warhead carrying capabilities. (Adam Glickman/Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Why we still can't intercept ICBMs

Nicole Karlis