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SLBM - Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile. Generally smaller, with a shorter range. The advantage being that their missile bases are mobile and stealthy.
 
MRV: Multiple Reentry Vehicle. [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]]. Distinguishable from MIRVs (below) by the fact that the warheads are not independently targeted, they all fall towards the same target albiet with a bit of a spread. Hence, a missile with a MRV can still technically only hit one target.
 
MaRV: Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle. Essentially a ballistic missile whose warhead can maneuver during the terminal phase and a portion of the mid-course phase. The purpose is to make interception attempts more difficult OR increase accuracy.
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