Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle, or MIRV, is one of a collection of nuclear weapons carried on a single intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or a submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Using MIRVs, a single launched missile can strike several targets, or fewer targets redundantly. See Polaris missile, Poseidon missile, Trident missile. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.