Word: reload
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...slow. All U.S. missiles use solid fuel. The SS-20's range is long, up to 3,000 miles, and it is mobile, which makes it harder to find and destroy. Each has its own launcher, and Western intelligence experts suspect there is room for a second reload missile inside; the launcher runs under its own power on tank treads or tires. The missile is MIRVed, carrying three 150-kiloton warheads, each with its programmed target. The SS-20 is a replacement for the antiquated SS-4 and SS-5, which nevertheless remain deployed and are under negotiation...