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MMRBM
American surface-to-surface ballistic missile, development started in 1961. Program cancelled in 1965.

AKA: Mobile Mid-Range Ballistic Missile;TMRBM;Transportable Mid-Range Ballistic Missile. Status: Cancelled 1964. Gross mass: 5,440 kg (11,990 lb). Height: 7.01 m (22.99 ft). Diameter: 1.37 m (4.49 ft).

The Mobile Mid-Range Ballistic Missile (MMRBM) would have the range to reach targets in the Soviet Union or China from land and surface ship deployment in Western Europe or Far East. Evidently it was to be a replacement for the fixed Thor and Jupiter missiles. But while development was underway, this class of missiles were being removed under a secret agreeent with the Russians that resolved the Cuban missile crisis. Secretary of Defense McNamara used the existence of MMRBM as grounds for cancelling the Mobile Minuteman project. However MMRBM in turn never received substantial Congressional or Presidential support. One final look at the project in 1964 to save costs was dubbed the Transportable Mid-Range Ballistic Missile. This used the second and third stages of the Minuteman instead of a new development. Out of money and out of support, the project was cancelled in 1965.

Development Cost $: 65.400 million in 1963 dollars. Maximum range: 3,200 km (1,900 mi). Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Minimum range: 320 km (190 mi). Initial Operational Capability: 1963.



Family: IRBM. Country: USA.

1961 October 3 - . LV Family: MMRBM.
1961 December 29 - . LV Family: MMRBM.
1962 January 19 - . LV Family: MMRBM.
1963 August 9 - . LV Family: MMRBM.
1963 September 23 - . LV Family: MMRBM.
1963 October 24 - . LV Family: MMRBM.
1964 January 27 - . LV Family: Minuteman, MMRBM. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 2, MMRBM.
1964 August 12 - . LV Family: MMRBM. Launch Vehicle: MMRBM.
1964 August 21 - . LV Family: MMRBM.
1964 August 31 - . LV Family: MMRBM.

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