MGM-134 Midgetman

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MGM-134A Midgetman
Test launch of Midgetman
Type	Intercontinental ballistic missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	prototype only (1991)
Used by	United States
Production history
Designer	Martin Marietta
Specifications
Mass	13,600 kg (30,000 lb)
Length	14 m (46 ft)
Diameter	1.17 m (3 ft 10 in)
Blast yield	W87-1: 475 kt (1,990 TJ) W61: 340 kt (1,400 TJ)
Engine	Solid-fuel rocket
Propellant	solid propellant
Operational range	7,000 miles (11,300 km)[1]
Guidance system	Inertial, GPS
Accuracy	90 m (300 ft) CEP
Launch platform	Hard Mobile Launcher (HML)
Transport	Hard Mobile Launcher (HML)

The MGM-134A Midgetman, also known as the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile,^[2] was an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the United States Air Force. The system was mobile and could be set up rapidly, allowing it to move to a new firing location after learning of an enemy missile launch. To attack the weapon, the enemy would have to blanket the area around its last known location with multiple warheads, using up a large percentage of their force for limited gains and no guarantee that all of the missiles would be destroyed. In such a scenario, the U.S. would retain enough of their forces for a successful counterstrike, thereby maintaining deterrence.